Bhagwanpurਭਗਵਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Bhagwanpur?

Bhagwanpur is a village in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Adampur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030298, and it covers 95 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 302 people in Bhagwanpur: 159 men and 143 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 95 hectares, the population density works out to about 318 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 250 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.62 per cent and women at 80.15 per cent. The census recorded 99 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 77, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwanpur's land. Of the village's 95 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 7 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 11 cultivators and 7 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. It also had 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagwanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Adampur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mander, Bahudinpur, Kathar and Jalbhe.

What is the population of Bhagwanpur?

The population of Bhagwanpur was 302 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bhagwanpur have?

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