Bishanpuraਬਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is Bishanpura?

Bishanpura is a village in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Payal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Doraha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033335, and it covers 412 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 375 people in Bishanpura: 197 men and 178 women, living in 72 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 412 hectares, the population density works out to about 91 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 295 people, about 79 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.05 per cent and women at 77.16 per cent. The census recorded 137 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 136 main workers, the largest group, 79, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land and 19 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bishanpura's land. Of the village's 412 hectares, 388 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (388 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 22 cultivators and 16 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 2 government primary schools, 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bishanpura is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Payal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla Afgana, Barmalipur, Maksudra and Malhipur.

What is the population of Bishanpura?

The population of Bishanpura was 375 at the 2011 census, living in 72 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bishanpura have?

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