Bhagwanpura Alias Khatriwalaਭਗਵਨਪੁਰਾ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਖੱਤਰੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bhagwanpura Alias Khatriwala?

Bhagwanpura Alias Khatriwala is a village in Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and is served by the Khatriwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036181, and it covers 654 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,310 people in Bhagwanpura Alias Khatriwala: 1,215 men and 1,095 women, living in 443 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 654 hectares, the population density works out to about 353 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 286, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 539 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.32 per cent and women at 56.54 per cent. The census recorded 715 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 688 main workers, the largest group, 327, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 185 cultivators on their own land and 170 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwanpura Alias Khatriwala's land. Of the village's 654 hectares, 610 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (80 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (530 hectares). About 37 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 195 cultivators and 178 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagwanpura Alias Khatriwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samana, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alampur, Kularan, Balamgarh and Bhedpuri.

What is the population of Bhagwanpura Alias Khatriwala?

The population of Bhagwanpura Alias Khatriwala was 2,310 at the 2011 census, living in 443 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bhagwanpura Alias Khatriwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhagwanpura Alias Khatriwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.