Bainapurਬੈਨਾਪੁਰ

Where is Bainapur?

Bainapur is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030086, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 200 people in Bainapur: 92 men and 108 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 196 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1174 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 12 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 84.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.08 per cent and women at 82.65 per cent. The census recorded 45 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 31, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bainapur's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 93 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 31 cultivators and 2 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bainapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mohanpur, Pabwan, Bhangala and Jago Sangha.

What is the population of Bainapur?

The population of Bainapur was 200 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bainapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bainapur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.