Bhago Arainਭਗੋ ਅਰੈਨ

Where is Bhago Arain?

Bhago Arain is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029472, and it covers 259 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 864 people in Bhago Arain: 460 men and 404 women, living in 162 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 259 hectares, the population density works out to about 333 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 392 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.07 per cent and women at 64.17 per cent. The census recorded 429 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 325 main workers, the largest group, 155, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 85 cultivators on their own land and 80 agricultural labourers. A further 104 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhago Arain's land. Of the village's 259 hectares, 231 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (231 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 88 cultivators and 88 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhago Arain is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Miani Bahadur, Tarf Hazi, Mirzapur and Machhi Jowa.

What is the population of Bhago Arain?

The population of Bhago Arain was 864 at the 2011 census, living in 162 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bhago Arain have?

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