Bhatirasਭਟਿਰਸ

Where is Bhatiras?

Bhatiras is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037037, and it covers 145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 313 people in Bhatiras: 167 men and 146 women, living in 50 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 145 hectares, the population density works out to about 216 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 18 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.58 per cent and women at 77.69 per cent. The census recorded 98 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 97 main workers, the largest group, 83, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhatiras's land. Of the village's 145 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). About 30 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 84 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhatiras is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hadaitpura, Faridpur, Uncha Khera and Urdan.

What is the population of Bhatiras?

The population of Bhatiras was 313 at the 2011 census, living in 50 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bhatiras have?

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