Bhabhaurਭਭੌਰ

Where is Bhabhaur?

Bhabhaur is a village in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nangal, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Bhahour Sahib, Bass, Pinghwari gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038560, and it covers 569 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,263 people in Bhabhaur: 1,680 men and 1,583 women, living in 703 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 569 hectares, the population density works out to about 573 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 293, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 552 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.31 per cent and women at 82.96 per cent. The census recorded 894 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 844 main workers, the largest group, 749, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 55 agricultural labourers and 21 household industry workers. A further 50 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives no net sown area figure for Bhabhaur, whose total area is 569 hectares. About 317 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 24 cultivators and 57 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhabhaur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nangal, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nangal, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalsera, Swamipur, Khera Bagh and Talwara.

What is the population of Bhabhaur?

The population of Bhabhaur was 3,263 at the 2011 census, living in 703 households in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bhabhaur have?

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