Behrampur Betਬੇਹਰਮਪੁਰ ਬੇਟ

Where is Behrampur Bet?

Behrampur Bet is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038817, and it covers 332 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,981 people in Behrampur Bet: 1,033 men and 948 women, living in 386 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 332 hectares, the population density works out to about 597 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 246, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 378 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.04 per cent and women at 76.15 per cent. The census recorded 668 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 567 main workers, the largest group, 188, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 180 agricultural labourers and 112 household industry workers. A further 101 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behrampur Bet's land. Of the village's 332 hectares, 298 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (298 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 100 cultivators and 194 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own 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

Behrampur Bet is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Taprian Amar Singh, Dalla, Rampur and Khokhar.

What is the population of Behrampur Bet?

The population of Behrampur Bet was 1,981 at the 2011 census, living in 386 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Behrampur Bet have?

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