Kalar Bhaini (Patiala)ਕਲਰ ਭੈਣੀ

Where is Kalar Bhaini?

Kalar Bhaini 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 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and is served by the Kalar--Bhaini gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036605, and it covers 412 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,743 people in Kalar Bhaini: 927 men and 816 women, living in 284 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 412 hectares, the population density works out to about 423 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 216, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 447 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.35 per cent and women at 62.27 per cent. The census recorded 610 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 607 main workers, the largest group, 259, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 197 agricultural labourers and 110 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kalar Bhaini's land. Of the village's 412 hectares, 390 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (390 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 110 cultivators and 197 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 one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kalar Bhaini is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 11 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 Jalal Khera, Jhandi, Khusropur and Safera.

What is the population of Kalar Bhaini?

The population of Kalar Bhaini was 1,743 at the 2011 census, living in 284 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kalar Bhaini have?

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