Bhaini Kalanਭੈਣੀ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Bhaini Kalan?

Bhaini Kalan is a village of Malerkotla tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039549, and it covers 334 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,184 people in Bhaini Kalan: 631 men and 553 women, living in 233 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 334 hectares, the population density works out to about 354 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 876 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 123, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 132 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.08 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 435 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 427 main workers, the largest group, 190, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 175 cultivators on their own land and 33 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Kalan's land. Of the village's 334 hectares, 334 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (334 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 177 cultivators and 30 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhaini Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manak Majra, Rustamgarh, Upal Kheri and Kishangarh.

What is the population of Bhaini Kalan?

The population of Bhaini Kalan was 1,184 at the 2011 census, living in 233 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Bhaini Kalan have?

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