Bains Taniwalaਬੈਂਸ ਤਨੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bains Taniwala?

Bains Taniwala is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Bains--Taniwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031695, and it covers 144 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 988 people in Bains Taniwala: 487 men and 501 women, living in 214 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 144 hectares, the population density works out to about 686 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1029 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 77, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 291 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.32 per cent and women at 86.47 per cent. The census recorded 275 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 273 main workers, the largest group, 114, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 103 agricultural labourers and 50 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bains Taniwala's land. Of the village's 144 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 112 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (112 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 114 cultivators and 103 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bains Taniwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chakowal Brahmana, Adhkara, Sandhar and Kathe.

What is the population of Bains Taniwala?

The population of Bains Taniwala was 988 at the 2011 census, living in 214 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bains Taniwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bains Taniwala has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.