Bhikhampurਭਿਖਮਪੁਰ

Where is Bhikhampur?

Bhikhampur is a village of Ahmedgarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039414, and it covers 304 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 926 people in Bhikhampur: 480 men and 446 women, living in 183 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 304 hectares, the population density works out to about 305 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 201 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.77 per cent and women at 65.44 per cent. The census recorded 306 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 257 main workers, the largest group, 161, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 87 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 49 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhikhampur's land. Of the village's 304 hectares, 264 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (260 hectares). About 28 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 93 cultivators and 6 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhikhampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ahmedgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jitwal Kalan, Bathan, Kup and Anattpura.

What is the population of Bhikhampur?

The population of Bhikhampur was 926 at the 2011 census, living in 183 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Bhikhampur have?

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