Begampurਬੇਗਮਪੁਰ

Where is Begampur?

Begampur is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 8 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 030103, and it covers 284 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 849 people in Begampur: 446 men and 403 women, living in 192 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 284 hectares, the population density works out to about 299 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 601 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.68 per cent and women at 69.29 per cent. The census recorded 265 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 224 main workers, the largest group, 187, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 31 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Begampur's land. Of the village's 284 hectares, 254 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (25 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (229 hectares). About 30 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 34 cultivators and 6 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 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Begampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Darapur, Sheikhupur, Rupowal and Kang Araian.

What is the population of Begampur?

The population of Begampur was 849 at the 2011 census, living in 192 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Begampur have?

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