Bhittewadhਭਿੱਟੇਵਧ

Where is Bhittewadh?

Bhittewadh is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028625, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 282 people in Bhittewadh: 145 men and 137 women, living in 61 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 303 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 40 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.44 per cent and women at 62.9 per cent. The census recorded 81 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 78 main workers, the largest group, 39, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhittewadh's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (86 hectares). About 7 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 38 cultivators and 2 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhittewadh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur, Kotla Moosa, Nathpur and Mansurke.

What is the population of Bhittewadh?

The population of Bhittewadh was 282 at the 2011 census, living in 61 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhittewadh have?

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