Bhaini Mirza Khanਭੈਣੀ ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਖਾਨ

Where is Bhaini Mirza Khan?

Bhaini Mirza Khan is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Miani--Mewan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030728, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 161 people in Bhaini Mirza Khan: 85 men and 76 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 91 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 9 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.33 per cent and women at 59.42 per cent. The census recorded 52 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 52 main workers, the largest group, 42, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Mirza Khan's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 100 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 8 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 42 cultivators and 10 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Bhaini Mirza Khan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Miani Mewan, Kahlwan, Abdullapur and Balhra.

What is the population of Bhaini Mirza Khan?

The population of Bhaini Mirza Khan was 161 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhaini Mirza Khan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhaini Mirza Khan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.