Bishan Nagarਬਿਸ਼ਨ ਨਗਰ

Where is Bishan Nagar?

Bishan Nagar is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036731, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 230 people in Bishan Nagar: 116 men and 114 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 124 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 983 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 25 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.93 per cent and women at 76.85 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 63 main workers, the largest group, 30, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bishan Nagar's land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 172 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (9 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (163 hectares). About 14 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 30 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Bishan Nagar is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majra Kalan, Sadhpur Viran, Majrakhurd and Aujhan.

What is the population of Bishan Nagar?

The population of Bishan Nagar was 230 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bishan Nagar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bishan Nagar has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.