Bhati Shakar Kaurਭਟੀ ਸ਼ਕਰ ਕੌਰ

Where is Bhati Shakar Kaur?

Bhati Shakar Kaur is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and is served by the Beh Ranga, Patti Lakhar Palli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031309, and it covers 36 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 122 people in Bhati Shakar Kaur: 58 men and 64 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 36 hectares, the population density works out to about 339 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1103 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 7 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 91.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.36 per cent and women at 86.44 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 24, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhati Shakar Kaur's land. Of the village's 36 hectares, 16 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 3 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. 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhati Shakar Kaur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Beh Khushala, Beh Atta, Bari and Beh Nangal.

What is the population of Bhati Shakar Kaur?

The population of Bhati Shakar Kaur was 122 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhati Shakar Kaur have?

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