Bhaini Husekhanਭੈਣੀ ਹੁਸੇਖਨ

Where is Bhaini Husekhan?

Bhaini Husekhan is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 21 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 029394, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 622 people in Bhaini Husekhan: 335 men and 287 women, living in 111 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 628 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 620 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.87 per cent and women at 46 per cent. The census recorded 253 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 84 main workers, the largest group, 37, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 agricultural labourers and 21 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 169 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Husekhan's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 93 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 43 cultivators and 187 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhaini Husekhan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 21 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 Mand Dhunda, Shiv Dayalwala, Maiwal and Doda Kamman.

What is the population of Bhaini Husekhan?

The population of Bhaini Husekhan was 622 at the 2011 census, living in 111 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bhaini Husekhan have?

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