Bishanpura Chhanaਬਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰਾ ਛਨਾ

Where is Bishanpura Chhana?

Bishanpura Chhana is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Bishanpur Chhana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036566, and it covers 238 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 432 people in Bishanpura Chhana: 233 men and 199 women, living in 85 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 238 hectares, the population density works out to about 182 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 198 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.14 per cent and women at 64.44 per cent. The census recorded 141 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 132 main workers, the largest group, 59, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 54 cultivators on their own land and 19 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bishanpura Chhana's land. Of the village's 238 hectares, 208 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (208 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 55 cultivators and 20 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Bishanpura Chhana is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 9 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 Ranbirpura, Bibipur, Rauni and Dhablan.

What is the population of Bishanpura Chhana?

The population of Bishanpura Chhana was 432 at the 2011 census, living in 85 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bishanpura Chhana have?

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