Bhagwanpuraਭਗਵਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is Bhagwanpura?

Bhagwanpura is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Shahbazpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033048, and it covers 61 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 9 people in Bhagwanpura: 6 men and 3 women, living in 2 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 61 hectares, the population density works out to about 15 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 500 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 33 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 9 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 2 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 2 main workers, the largest group, 1, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwanpura's land. Of the village's 61 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 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 0 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahadipur, Mithewal, Lakhowal Khurd and Garhi Bet.

What is the population of Bhagwanpura?

The population of Bhagwanpura was 9 at the 2011 census, living in 2 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bhagwanpura have?

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