Bhagwanpurਭਗਵਾਨਪੁਰ

Where is Bhagwanpur?

Bhagwanpur is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029085, and it covers 184 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 608 people in Bhagwanpur: 287 men and 321 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 184 hectares, the population density works out to about 330 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1118 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 121 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.35 per cent and women at 74.23 per cent. The census recorded 158 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 108 main workers, the largest group, 76, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 23 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 household industry workers. A further 50 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 184 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (170 hectares). About 14 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 76 cultivators and 3 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 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

Bhagwanpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Metlan Khairabad, Pandori, Bagrian and Sher Singhwala.

What is the population of Bhagwanpur?

The population of Bhagwanpur was 608 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bhagwanpur have?

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