Bharatpur Jattanਭਰਟਪੁਰ ਜੱਟਨ

Where is Bharatpur Jattan?

Bharatpur Jattan is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Bharatpur--Jattan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031924, and it covers 232 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 481 people in Bharatpur Jattan: 251 men and 230 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 232 hectares, the population density works out to about 207 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 140 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.61 per cent and women at 73.43 per cent. The census recorded 116 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 113 main workers, the largest group, 105, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 household industry workers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bharatpur Jattan's land. Of the village's 232 hectares, 121 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 57 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 51 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 107 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bharatpur Jattan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jiwanpur Jattan, Raniala, Mehngerwal and Gandhowal.

What is the population of Bharatpur Jattan?

The population of Bharatpur Jattan was 481 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bharatpur Jattan have?

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