Bhartaਭਰਟਾ

Where is Bharta?

Bharta is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031869, and it covers 153 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,080 people in Bharta: 549 men and 531 women, living in 226 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 153 hectares, the population density works out to about 706 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 967 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 460 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.13 per cent and women at 77.43 per cent. The census recorded 343 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 242 main workers, the largest group, 180, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 cultivators on their own land and 9 household industry workers. A further 101 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bharta's land. Of the village's 153 hectares, 130 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 120 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (120 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 54 cultivators and 3 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bharta is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pathrala, Ganeshpur, Langeri and Nangal Khurd.

What is the population of Bharta?

The population of Bharta was 1,080 at the 2011 census, living in 226 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bharta have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bharta has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.