Bhaini Kadar Bakhashਭੈਣੀ ਕਡਰ ਬਖਸ਼

Where is Bhaini Kadar Bakhash?

Bhaini Kadar Bakhash 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 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Mahijitpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029443, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 65 people in Bhaini Kadar Bakhash: 38 men and 27 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 3.6 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 71 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 711 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 12 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 52.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.5 per cent and women at 40 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 72 per cent of the village. Of the 38 main workers, the largest group, 27, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 household industry workers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Kadar Bakhash's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 4 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 1 cultivators and 27 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 five to ten kilometres away.

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 Kadar Bakhash is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 15 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 Baoopur Jadid, Mohamadabad, Bhaini Bahadur and Rampur Gaura.

What is the population of Bhaini Kadar Bakhash?

The population of Bhaini Kadar Bakhash was 65 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bhaini Kadar Bakhash have?

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