Bhat Heriਭਟ ਹੇੜੀ

Where is Bhat Heri?

Bhat Heri is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036504, and it covers 220 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 806 people in Bhat Heri: 398 men and 408 women, living in 165 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 220 hectares, the population density works out to about 366 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1025 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 102, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 374 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.7 per cent and women at 70.09 per cent. The census recorded 237 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 217 main workers, the largest group, 90, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 67 other workers in trade, transport and services and 53 agricultural labourers. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhat Heri's land. Of the village's 220 hectares, 210 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (210 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 92 cultivators and 66 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhat Heri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Daun Kalan, Rasulpur Jaura, Farm Bahadurgarh and Mirjapur.

What is the population of Bhat Heri?

The population of Bhat Heri was 806 at the 2011 census, living in 165 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bhat Heri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhat Heri has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.