Bhariਭਰੀ

Where is Bhari?

Bhari is a village of Khamanon tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khamanon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032909, and it covers 558 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,445 people in Bhari: 1,287 men and 1,158 women, living in 461 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 558 hectares, the population density works out to about 438 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 229, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 902 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.15 per cent and women at 76.02 per cent. The census recorded 837 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 723 main workers, the largest group, 472, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 216 cultivators on their own land and 23 household industry workers. A further 114 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhari's land. Of the village's 558 hectares, 487 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (461 hectares). About 57 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 222 cultivators and 45 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhari is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khanna, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khamanon, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saidpura, Ajner, Majri and Kotla Ajner.

What is the population of Bhari?

The population of Bhari was 2,445 at the 2011 census, living in 461 households in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Bhari have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhari has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.