Bishniwalਬਿਸ਼ਨਿਵਲ

Where is Bishniwal?

Bishniwal is a village of Fatehgarh Churian tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028786, and it covers 124 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 543 people in Bishniwal: 285 men and 258 women, living in 106 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 124 hectares, the population density works out to about 438 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 134 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 66.09 per cent. The census recorded 119 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 115 main workers, the largest group, 108, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 household industry workers and 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bishniwal's land. Of the village's 124 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (83 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (15 hectares). About 1 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 3 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bishniwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Qadian Rajputan.

What is the population of Bishniwal?

The population of Bishniwal was 543 at the 2011 census, living in 106 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bishniwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bishniwal has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.