Bhaini Bahadurਭੈਣੀ ਬਹਾਦਰ

Where is Bhaini Bahadur?

Bhaini Bahadur 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 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Bhaini Husekhan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029441, and it covers 43 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 34 people in Bhaini Bahadur: 20 men and 14 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 8.5 people per household. Spread over its 43 hectares, the population density works out to about 79 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 700 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 46.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.56 per cent and women at 30 per cent. The census recorded 24 workers, about 71 per cent of the village. Of the 4 main workers, the largest group, 3, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 1 household industry workers. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Bahadur's land. Of the village's 43 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 5 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 4 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhaini Bahadur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Passan Jadid, Baoopur Jadid, Choladha and Bhaini Kadar Bakhash.

What is the population of Bhaini Bahadur?

The population of Bhaini Bahadur was 34 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bhaini Bahadur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhaini Bahadur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.