Bagrohiਬਗਰੋਹੀ

Where is Bagrohi?

Bagrohi is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Bagrohi- gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031084, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 353 people in Bagrohi: 176 men and 177 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 307 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1006 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.97 per cent and women at 78.4 per cent. The census recorded 135 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 78 main workers, the largest group, 39, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 33 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 57 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bagrohi's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 82 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 11 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 44 cultivators and 10 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 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

Bagrohi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baopur, Papin, Amirpur and Mehndipur.

What is the population of Bagrohi?

The population of Bagrohi was 353 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bagrohi have?

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