Bibipurਬੀਬੀਪੁਰ

Where is Bibipur?

Bibipur is a village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032671, and it covers 239 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 765 people in Bibipur: 416 men and 349 women, living in 149 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 239 hectares, the population density works out to about 320 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 839 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 371 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.05 per cent and women at 75.81 per cent. The census recorded 254 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 170 main workers, the largest group, 79, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 59 other workers in trade, transport and services and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 84 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bibipur's land. Of the village's 239 hectares, 220 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (216 hectares). About 19 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 89 cultivators and 39 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bibipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hindupur, Dangherian, Badali Ala Singh and Kheri Bhai Ki.

What is the population of Bibipur?

The population of Bibipur was 765 at the 2011 census, living in 149 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Bibipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bibipur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.