Bishanpura Urf Jherianwaliਬਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰਾ ਉਰਫ ਝੇਰਿਆਂਵਾਲੀ

Where is Bishanpura Urf Jherianwali?

Bishanpura Urf Jherianwali is a village of Sardulgarh tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mansa, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jhunir community development block and is served by the Jherianwali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035925, and it covers 739 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,393 people in Bishanpura Urf Jherianwali: 1,271 men and 1,122 women, living in 468 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 739 hectares, the population density works out to about 324 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 261, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,336 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 50.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 54.11 per cent and women at 45.85 per cent. The census recorded 1,276 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 515 main workers, the largest group, 183, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 132 household industry workers and 109 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 761 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bishanpura Urf Jherianwali's land. Of the village's 739 hectares, 686 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 560 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (500 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 53 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 209 cultivators and 173 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 2 government primary schools, 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bishanpura Urf Jherianwali is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mansa, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sardulgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Barewala Jattan, Mian, Bajewala and Jaurkian.

What is the population of Bishanpura Urf Jherianwali?

The population of Bishanpura Urf Jherianwali was 2,393 at the 2011 census, living in 468 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Bishanpura Urf Jherianwali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bishanpura Urf Jherianwali 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.