Bhundar Bhainiਭੁਂਡਰ ਭੈਣੀ

Where is Bhundar Bhaini?

Bhundar Bhaini is a village of Moonak tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moonak, about 3 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 039927, and it covers 417 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,195 people in Bhundar Bhaini: 644 men and 551 women, living in 236 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 417 hectares, the population density works out to about 287 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 151, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 407 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.73 per cent and women at 52.34 per cent. The census recorded 361 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 294 main workers, the largest group, 184, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 61 other workers in trade, transport and services and 48 agricultural labourers. A further 67 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhundar Bhaini's land. Of the village's 417 hectares, 378 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (78 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (300 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 191 cultivators and 69 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 anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Bhundar Bhaini is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moonak, about 3 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 Salemgarh, Surjan Bhaini, Dehla and Gobindpura Papra.

What is the population of Bhundar Bhaini?

The population of Bhundar Bhaini was 1,195 at the 2011 census, living in 236 households in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Bhundar Bhaini have?

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