Bhairo Munnaਭੈਰੋ ਮੁੱਨਾ

Where is Bhairo Munna?

Bhairo Munna 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 Ludhiana-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033455, and it covers 361 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,603 people in Bhairo Munna: 1,337 men and 1,266 women, living in 514 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 361 hectares, the population density works out to about 721 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 947 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 317, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,087 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.13 per cent and women at 76.23 per cent. The census recorded 1,021 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 995 main workers, the largest group, 837, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 131 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhairo Munna's land. Of the village's 361 hectares, 325 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (325 hectares). About 36 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 133 cultivators and 15 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhairo Munna is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sahnewal, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Barwala, Kohara, Panglian and Jandiali.

What is the population of Bhairo Munna?

The population of Bhairo Munna was 2,603 at the 2011 census, living in 514 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bhairo Munna have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhairo Munna has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.