Bhaini Mian Khanਭੈਣੀ ਮੀਆਂ ਖਾਨ

Where is Bhaini Mian Khan?

Bhaini Mian Khan is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028409, and it covers 580 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,907 people in Bhaini Mian Khan: 1,509 men and 1,398 women, living in 545 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 580 hectares, the population density works out to about 501 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 364, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 89 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.31 per cent and women at 74.33 per cent. The census recorded 1,149 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,051 main workers, the largest group, 507, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 211 cultivators on their own land and 197 household industry workers. A further 98 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Mian Khan's land. Of the village's 580 hectares, 81 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (81 hectares). About 59 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 218 cultivators and 163 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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

Bhaini Mian Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bisopur, Mehre, Salahpur and Kotli Harchandan.

What is the population of Bhaini Mian Khan?

The population of Bhaini Mian Khan was 2,907 at the 2011 census, living in 545 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhaini Mian Khan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhaini Mian Khan has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.