Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghatਬਾਬਨਗੜ੍ਹ ਅਲੀਆਸ ਘਮੁਰ ਘਟ

Where is Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghat?

Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghat is a village of Moonak tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moonak, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Andana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039938, and it covers 469 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,583 people in Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghat: 834 men and 749 women, living in 279 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 469 hectares, the population density works out to about 338 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 197, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 776 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.69 per cent and women at 52.92 per cent. The census recorded 478 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 463 main workers, the largest group, 160, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 148 cultivators on their own land and 148 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghat's land. Of the village's 469 hectares, 441 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (154 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (287 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 149 cultivators and 164 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghat is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Moonak, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Moonak, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ganota, Phulad, Rampura Gujran and Maniana.

What is the population of Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghat?

The population of Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghat was 1,583 at the 2011 census, living in 279 households in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghat have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Babangarh Alias Ghamur Ghat has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.