Bhainsa Becharagਭੈਂਸਾ ਬੇਚਰਗ

Where is Bhainsa Becharag?

Bhainsa Becharag is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Bhainsa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028300, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 120 people in Bhainsa Becharag: 63 men and 57 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 103 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 74 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.79 per cent and women at 75.93 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 18, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 3 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhainsa Becharag's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 73 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 1 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Bhainsa Becharag is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Lamin and Nangal.

What is the population of Bhainsa Becharag?

The population of Bhainsa Becharag was 120 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhainsa Becharag have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhainsa Becharag has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.