Barhan Bahttiਬਰਹਨ ਬਹੱਟੀ

Where is Barhan Bahtti?

Barhan Bahtti is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034882, and it covers 95 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 209 people in Barhan Bahtti: 107 men and 102 women, living in 43 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 95 hectares, the population density works out to about 219 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.11 per cent and women at 73.68 per cent. The census recorded 58 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 50 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 7 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Barhan Bahtti's land. Of the village's 95 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 4 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 30 cultivators and 15 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Barhan Bahtti is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tarpalke, Mehmunjoya, Moranwala and Sher Mohammad Mahigir.

What is the population of Barhan Bahtti?

The population of Barhan Bahtti was 209 at the 2011 census, living in 43 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Barhan Bahtti have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Barhan Bahtti has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.