Bishanpuraਬਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰਾ

Where is Bishanpura?

Bishanpura is a village of Moga tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034008, and it covers 144 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 17 people in Bishanpura: 9 men and 8 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 144 hectares, the population density works out to about 12 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 25 per cent and women at 25 per cent. The census recorded 8 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 5, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bishanpura's land. Of the village's 144 hectares, 139 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bishanpura is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Moga, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malianwala, Ramuwala Nawan, Budh Singhwala (Moga) and Dhurkot Tahli.

What is the population of Bishanpura?

The population of Bishanpura was 17 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Bishanpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bishanpura has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.