Bilaspurਬਿਲਸਪੁਰ

Where is Bilaspur?

Bilaspur is a village in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nihal Singhwala, about 14 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 033904, and it covers 1,452 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,117 people in Bilaspur: 3,758 men and 3,359 women, living in 1,359 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,452 hectares, the population density works out to about 490 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 617, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,210 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.78 per cent and women at 62.82 per cent. The census recorded 2,741 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 2,100 main workers, the largest group, 798, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 665 cultivators on their own land and 557 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 641 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bilaspur's land. Of the village's 1,452 hectares, 1,251 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (787 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (464 hectares). About 201 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 686 cultivators and 867 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bilaspur 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 14 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 Bhagike, Takhtupura, Himatpura and Lohara (Nihal Singhwala).

What is the population of Bilaspur?

The population of Bilaspur was 7,117 at the 2011 census, living in 1,359 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Bilaspur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bilaspur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.