Malakpur Bhimraਮਲਕਪੁਰ ਭੀਮਰਾ

Where is Malakpur Bhimra?

Malakpur Bhimra is a village of Budhlada tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Budhlada, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Budhlada community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035994, and it covers 479 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 983 people in Malakpur Bhimra: 531 men and 452 women, living in 183 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 479 hectares, the population density works out to about 205 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 166, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 629 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.9 per cent and women at 47.2 per cent. The census recorded 512 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 224 main workers, the largest group, 106, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 97 cultivators on their own land and 21 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 288 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malakpur Bhimra's land. Of the village's 479 hectares, 446 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (420 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (26 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 157 cultivators and 331 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, 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Malakpur Bhimra is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Budhlada, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Budhlada, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Udat Saidewala, Hakamwala, Malkon and Gamiwala.

What is the population of Malakpur Bhimra?

The population of Malakpur Bhimra was 983 at the 2011 census, living in 183 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Malakpur Bhimra have?

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