Bishanpur Alias Banwalaਬਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਬਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bishanpur Alias Banwala?

Bishanpur Alias Banwala is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and is served by the Banwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036276, and it covers 380 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,601 people in Bishanpur Alias Banwala: 849 men and 752 women, living in 324 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 380 hectares, the population density works out to about 421 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 204, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 686 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.29 per cent and women at 53.32 per cent. The census recorded 537 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 359 main workers, the largest group, 153, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 114 cultivators on their own land and 91 agricultural labourers. A further 178 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bishanpur Alias Banwala's land. Of the village's 380 hectares, 351 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (351 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 116 cultivators and 217 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bishanpur Alias Banwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patran, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tanbuwala, Daroli, Lalwa and Bakraha.

What is the population of Bishanpur Alias Banwala?

The population of Bishanpur Alias Banwala was 1,601 at the 2011 census, living in 324 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bishanpur Alias Banwala have?

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