Hingna Urf Bhagwangarhਹਿੰਗਣਾ ਉਰਫ ਭਗਵਨਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Hingna Urf Bhagwangarh?

Hingna Urf Bhagwangarh is a village of Sardulgarh tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sardulgarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035962, and it covers 353 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,333 people in Hingna Urf Bhagwangarh: 693 men and 640 women, living in 255 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 353 hectares, the population density works out to about 378 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 171, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 713 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.06 per cent and women at 50.18 per cent. The census recorded 815 workers, about 61 per cent of the village. Of the 688 main workers, the largest group, 508, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 106 cultivators on their own land and 67 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 127 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hingna Urf Bhagwangarh's land. Of the village's 353 hectares, 319 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 318 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (309 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 134 cultivators and 599 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Hingna Urf Bhagwangarh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 12 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 Lohgarh, Ranjitgarh Bandra, Dhigana and Bhalanwara.

What is the population of Hingna Urf Bhagwangarh?

The population of Hingna Urf Bhagwangarh was 1,333 at the 2011 census, living in 255 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Hingna Urf Bhagwangarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hingna Urf Bhagwangarh 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.