Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokharਬਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰਾ ਨੌਆਬਾਦ ਅਲੀਆਸ ਖੋਖਰ

Where is Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar?

Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar is a village of Moonak tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moonak, about 9 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 039941, and it covers 444 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,410 people in Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar: 765 men and 645 women, living in 254 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 444 hectares, the population density works out to about 318 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 843 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 144, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 376 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.96 per cent and women at 52.67 per cent. The census recorded 497 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 439 main workers, the largest group, 246, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 111 agricultural labourers and 73 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar's land. Of the village's 444 hectares, 385 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (211 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (174 hectares). About 56 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 247 cultivators and 126 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar 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 9 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 Maniana, Harigarh Gehlan, Phulad and Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwala.

What is the population of Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar?

The population of Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar was 1,410 at the 2011 census, living in 254 households in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar have?

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