Bhatonਭਟੋਨ

Where is Bhaton?

Bhaton 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 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Bhatton gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038572, and it covers 185 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 577 people in Bhaton: 297 men and 280 women, living in 120 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 185 hectares, the population density works out to about 312 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 943 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 71 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.05 per cent and women at 64.44 per cent. The census recorded 180 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 178 main workers, the largest group, 172, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaton's land. Of the village's 185 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (111 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 1 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhaton 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 5 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 Jol, Palsari, Patti and Raipur.

What is the population of Bhaton?

The population of Bhaton was 577 at the 2011 census, living in 120 households in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bhaton have?

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