Bharoli Bhannਭਰੋਲੀ ਭੱਨ

Where is Bharoli Bhann?

Bharoli Bhann is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 16 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 034772, and it covers 215 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 231 people in Bharoli Bhann: 116 men and 115 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 215 hectares, the population density works out to about 107 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 991 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 86 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.01 per cent and women at 58.82 per cent. The census recorded 67 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 52 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bharoli Bhann's land. Of the village's 215 hectares, 196 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (68 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 31 cultivators and 19 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Bharoli Bhann is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malhuwala and Mehman.

What is the population of Bharoli Bhann?

The population of Bharoli Bhann was 231 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bharoli Bhann have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bharoli Bhann has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.