Bhagikeਭਗਿਕੇ

Where is Bhagike?

Bhagike is a village of Nihal Singh Wala tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nihal Singhwala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nihal Singhwala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033903, and it covers 687 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,784 people in Bhagike: 1,978 men and 1,806 women, living in 740 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 687 hectares, the population density works out to about 551 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 471, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,816 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.34 per cent and women at 59.24 per cent. The census recorded 1,256 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,173 main workers, the largest group, 529, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 487 cultivators on their own land and 147 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 83 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagike's land. Of the village's 687 hectares, 597 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (389 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (208 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. The census recorded 497 cultivators and 571 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, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagike is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nihal Singhwala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nihal Singh Wala, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Himatpura, Bilaspur, Patti Diwana and Takhtupura.

What is the population of Bhagike?

The population of Bhagike was 3,784 at the 2011 census, living in 740 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Bhagike have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhagike has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.