Bibriਬਿਬਰੀ

Where is Bibri?

Bibri is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029284, and it covers 175 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 225 people in Bibri: 117 men and 108 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 175 hectares, the population density works out to about 129 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 46 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.19 per cent and women at 77.45 per cent. The census recorded 79 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 46, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bibri's land. Of the village's 175 hectares, 163 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (163 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 11 hours a day. With 46 cultivators and 12 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bibri is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rasulpur Chisty, Brindpur, Jalal Bholana and Dhudianwala.

What is the population of Bibri?

The population of Bibri was 225 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bibri have?

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