Sherpur Bahtianਸ਼ੇਰਪੁਰ ਬਹਟਿਆਂ

Where is Sherpur Bahtian?

Sherpur Bahtian is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Sherpur--Bahtian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031472, and it covers 193 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 824 people in Sherpur Bahtian: 443 men and 381 women, living in 170 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 193 hectares, the population density works out to about 427 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 9 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 75.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.2 per cent and women at 71.19 per cent. The census recorded 275 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 208 main workers, the largest group, 123, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 33 agricultural labourers and 27 household industry workers. A further 67 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sherpur Bahtian's land. Of the village's 193 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 95 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 26 cultivators and 44 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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. 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

Sherpur Bahtian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thathal, Sleran, Bassi Gulam Hussain and Dada.

What is the population of Sherpur Bahtian?

The population of Sherpur Bahtian was 824 at the 2011 census, living in 170 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sherpur Bahtian have?

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