Bhagwanpur (Gurdaspur)ਭਗਵਨਪੁਰ ਗੁਰਦਾਸਪੁਰ

Where is Bhagwanpur (Gurdaspur)?

Bhagwanpur (Gurdaspur) is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and is served by the Bhagwanpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028194, and it covers 286 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,395 people in Bhagwanpur (Gurdaspur): 709 men and 686 women, living in 265 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 286 hectares, the population density works out to about 488 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 156, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 585 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.67 per cent and women at 69.74 per cent. The census recorded 439 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 405 main workers, the largest group, 303, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 52 cultivators on their own land and 41 agricultural labourers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwanpur (Gurdaspur)'s land. Of the village's 286 hectares, 253 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 70 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (57 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (13 hectares). About 33 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 54 cultivators and 43 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagwanpur (Gurdaspur) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalijpur, Pandori Bainsan, Kot Bhalla and Chechian Chhaurian.

What is the population of Bhagwanpur (Gurdaspur)?

The population of Bhagwanpur (Gurdaspur) was 1,395 at the 2011 census, living in 265 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhagwanpur (Gurdaspur) have?

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