Bilaspurਬਿਲਾਸਪੁਰ

Where is Bilaspur?

Bilaspur is a village in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Khamanon, about 1 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 032948, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 800 people in Bilaspur: 412 men and 388 women, living in 156 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 482 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 264 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.18 per cent and women at 81.64 per cent. The census recorded 278 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 275 main workers, the largest group, 154, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 94 cultivators on their own land and 21 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bilaspur's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 147 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (147 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 96 cultivators and 6 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. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bilaspur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khamanon, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Nanglan, Bathan Kalan, Bhambri and Ranwan.

What is the population of Bilaspur?

The population of Bilaspur was 800 at the 2011 census, living in 156 households in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Bilaspur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bilaspur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.