Bhikhapurਭਿਖਾਪੁਰ

Where is Bhikhapur?

Bhikhapur is a village of Nangal tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nangal, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038549, and it covers 20 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 322 people in Bhikhapur: 165 men and 157 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 20 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,610 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 952 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.24 per cent and women at 70.07 per cent. The census recorded 169 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 11, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 153 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhikhapur's land. Of the village's 20 hectares, 17 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (17 hectares). About 3 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 156 cultivators and 0 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. 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Bhikhapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nangal, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Sangatpur, Melwan, Gohlani and Sehjowal.

What is the population of Bhikhapur?

The population of Bhikhapur was 322 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bhikhapur have?

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