Bhagwanpur Alias Sadharanpurਭਗਵਨਪੁਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਸਧਰਨਪੁਰ

Where is Bhagwanpur Alias Sadharanpur?

Bhagwanpur Alias Sadharanpur is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and is served by the Sadharanpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036279, and it covers 833 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,364 people in Bhagwanpur Alias Sadharanpur: 1,229 men and 1,135 women, living in 419 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 833 hectares, the population density works out to about 284 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 296, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 565 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.49 per cent and women at 52.19 per cent. The census recorded 735 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 655 main workers, the largest group, 294, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 259 cultivators on their own land and 100 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 80 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwanpur Alias Sadharanpur's land. Of the village's 833 hectares, 736 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (65 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (671 hectares). About 87 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 261 cultivators and 300 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagwanpur Alias Sadharanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patran, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bakraha, Arnetu, Daroli and Jalalpur.

What is the population of Bhagwanpur Alias Sadharanpur?

The population of Bhagwanpur Alias Sadharanpur was 2,364 at the 2011 census, living in 419 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bhagwanpur Alias Sadharanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhagwanpur Alias Sadharanpur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.