Bhathian Brahmananਭਥਿਆਂ ਬਰਹਮਨਨ

Where is Bhathian Brahmanan?

Bhathian Brahmanan is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Bhathian--Brahmanan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031560, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 722 people in Bhathian Brahmanan: 347 men and 375 women, living in 150 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 752 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1081 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 237 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.08 per cent and women at 83.73 per cent. The census recorded 218 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 213 main workers, the largest group, 106, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 67 agricultural labourers and 38 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 Bhathian Brahmanan's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 72 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 38 cultivators and 67 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Bhathian Brahmanan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 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 Pholahi, Rorian, Badial and Man.

What is the population of Bhathian Brahmanan?

The population of Bhathian Brahmanan was 722 at the 2011 census, living in 150 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhathian Brahmanan have?

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