Bhaini Kamboanਭੈਣੀ ਕਂਬੋਅਨ

Where is Bhaini Kamboan?

Bhaini Kamboan is a village in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 5 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 039476, and it covers 113 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,097 people in Bhaini Kamboan: 1,088 men and 1,009 women, living in 362 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 113 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,856 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 259, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 60 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.67 per cent and women at 50.73 per cent. The census recorded 676 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 645 main workers, the largest group, 399, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 138 cultivators on their own land and 95 agricultural labourers. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Kamboan's land. Of the village's 113 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (98 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 147 cultivators and 104 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 one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhaini Kamboan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ranwan, Khanpur, Sarwarpur and Chandigarh.

What is the population of Bhaini Kamboan?

The population of Bhaini Kamboan was 2,097 at the 2011 census, living in 362 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Bhaini Kamboan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhaini Kamboan has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre.