Bhainiਭੈਣੀ

Where is Bhaini?

Bhaini is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 6 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 030038, and it covers 167 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 782 people in Bhaini: 417 men and 365 women, living in 166 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 167 hectares, the population density works out to about 468 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 79, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 509 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.74 per cent and women at 77.88 per cent. The census recorded 231 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 207 main workers, the largest group, 186, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini's land. Of the village's 167 hectares, 150 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 149 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (149 hectares). About 16 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 26 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. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. 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

Bhaini is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 6 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 Ganna Pind, Haripur (Phillaur), Nangal and Partappura.

What is the population of Bhaini?

The population of Bhaini was 782 at the 2011 census, living in 166 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bhaini have?

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