Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwalaਕਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਬਖਸ਼ੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala?

Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Kishanpur Urf Bakhshiwala, Fatehpur Nawa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036513, and it covers 986 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,832 people in Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala: 960 men and 872 women, living in 386 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 986 hectares, the population density works out to about 186 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 185, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 600 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.43 per cent and women at 67.17 per cent. The census recorded 525 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 467 main workers, the largest group, 188, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 181 other workers in trade, transport and services and 93 agricultural labourers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala's land. Of the village's 986 hectares, 899 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (32 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (867 hectares). About 87 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 194 cultivators and 101 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala 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 18 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 Kath Mathi, Hirdapur, Lang and Doghat.

What is the population of Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala?

The population of Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala was 1,832 at the 2011 census, living in 386 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala has an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.