Beh Attaਬੇਹ ਅੱਟਾ

Where is Beh Atta?

Beh Atta is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Talwara, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and is served by the Behatta gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031310, and it covers 137 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 341 people in Beh Atta: 162 men and 179 women, living in 72 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 137 hectares, the population density works out to about 249 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1105 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 33 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 92.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 97.22 per cent and women at 87.5 per cent. The census recorded 5 workers, about 1 per cent of the village. Of the 0 main workers, the largest group, 0, were cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Beh Atta's land. Of the village's 137 hectares, 39 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 4 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (4 hectares). About 21 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 0 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Beh Atta is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Talwara, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Bhati Shakar Kaur, Beh Nangal, Beh Khushala and Beh Chuhar.

What is the population of Beh Atta?

The population of Beh Atta was 341 at the 2011 census, living in 72 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Beh Atta have?

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