Bhamba Hajiਭਂਬਾ ਹਜੀ

Where is Bhamba Haji?

Bhamba Haji is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034677, and it covers 197 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,083 people in Bhamba Haji: 1,061 men and 1,022 women, living in 396 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 197 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,057 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 963 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 277, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,878 people, about 90 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.69 per cent and women at 42.97 per cent. The census recorded 703 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 700 main workers, the largest group, 524, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 170 cultivators on their own land and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhamba Haji's land. Of the village's 197 hectares, 173 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (173 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 172 cultivators and 525 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhamba Haji is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Sotrian, Mida Haji, Rohela Haji Uttar and Wahke.

What is the population of Bhamba Haji?

The population of Bhamba Haji was 2,083 at the 2011 census, living in 396 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bhamba Haji have?

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