Bhunder Heriਭੁਂਡੇਰ ਹੇੜੀ

Where is Bhunder Heri?

Bhunder Heri is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Bhunderheri gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036669, and it covers 438 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,771 people in Bhunder Heri: 1,448 men and 1,323 women, living in 545 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 438 hectares, the population density works out to about 633 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 335, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 688 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.44 per cent and women at 69.3 per cent. The census recorded 1,168 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 712 main workers, the largest group, 365, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 156 agricultural labourers and 129 cultivators on their own land. A further 456 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhunder Heri's land. Of the village's 438 hectares, 360 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (360 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 144 cultivators and 294 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhunder Heri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hussainpur Urf Meharban Aliwala, Panjeta, Teja and Parour.

What is the population of Bhunder Heri?

The population of Bhunder Heri was 2,771 at the 2011 census, living in 545 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bhunder Heri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhunder Heri has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.