Bhathaਭਥਾ

Where is Bhatha?

Bhatha is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Randhawa--Broth gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031707, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 146 people in Bhatha: 74 men and 72 women, living in 29 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 192 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.18 per cent and women at 87.3 per cent. The census recorded 49 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 37, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhatha's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 63 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 54 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 37 cultivators and 2 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhatha is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Randhawa Brota, Pandori Mehtwan, Sandhra and Sham Chaursi Rural.

What is the population of Bhatha?

The population of Bhatha was 146 at the 2011 census, living in 29 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhatha have?

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