Bhatnura Khurdਭਟਨੁਰਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Bhatnura Khurd?

Bhatnura Khurd is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 10 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 029073, and it covers 130 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 599 people in Bhatnura Khurd: 319 men and 280 women, living in 155 households, an average of about 3.9 people per household. Spread over its 130 hectares, the population density works out to about 461 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 33 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.55 per cent and women at 76.95 per cent. The census recorded 147 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 142 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 51 other workers in trade, transport and services and 37 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhatnura Khurd's land. Of the village's 130 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). About 8 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 54 cultivators and 37 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. 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

Bhatnura Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Begowal, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lamman, Bhatnura Kalan, Jaid and Tandi.

What is the population of Bhatnura Khurd?

The population of Bhatnura Khurd was 599 at the 2011 census, living in 155 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bhatnura Khurd have?

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