Sidhwan Betਸਿੱਧਵਾਂ ਬੇਟ

Where is Sidhwan Bet?

Sidhwan Bet is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 6 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 029021, and it covers 251 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 622 people in Sidhwan Bet: 308 men and 314 women, living in 125 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 251 hectares, the population density works out to about 248 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1019 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 275 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.36 per cent and women at 76.84 per cent. The census recorded 172 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 164 main workers, the largest group, 61, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 59 other workers in trade, transport and services and 44 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sidhwan Bet's land. Of the village's 251 hectares, 225 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (225 hectares). About 26 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 63 cultivators and 48 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 2 government primary schools, 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

Sidhwan Bet is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mubarakpur, Bagwanpur, Raipur Peerbakhshwala and Bhadas.

What is the population of Sidhwan Bet?

The population of Sidhwan Bet was 622 at the 2011 census, living in 125 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Sidhwan Bet have?

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