Bhagwanpuraਭਗਵਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is Bhagwanpura?

Bhagwanpura is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sahnewal, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dehlon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033512, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 360 people in Bhagwanpura: 198 men and 162 women, living in 58 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 261 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 818 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 76 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.5 per cent and women at 57.05 per cent. The census recorded 122 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 118 main workers, the largest group, 73, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 40 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwanpura's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 22 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 75 cultivators and 2 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagwanpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sahnewal, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Paddi, Silon Kalan, Jassar and Silon Khurd.

What is the population of Bhagwanpura?

The population of Bhagwanpura was 360 at the 2011 census, living in 58 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bhagwanpura have?

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