Kachar Bhanਕਚਰ ਭਨ

Where is Kachar Bhan?

Kachar Bhan is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034359, and it covers 286 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 995 people in Kachar Bhan: 520 men and 475 women, living in 189 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 286 hectares, the population density works out to about 348 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 113, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 400 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.04 per cent and women at 57.38 per cent. The census recorded 419 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 292 main workers, the largest group, 123, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 118 agricultural labourers and 45 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 127 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kachar Bhan's land. Of the village's 286 hectares, 282 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (278 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. The census recorded 135 cultivators and 136 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Kachar Bhan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Zira, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mihan Singhwala, Alipur, Chuchak Wind and Naurang Singhwala.

What is the population of Kachar Bhan?

The population of Kachar Bhan was 995 at the 2011 census, living in 189 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kachar Bhan have?

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