Busheraਬੁਸ਼ੇਰਾ

Where is Bushera?

Bushera is a village of Moonak tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moonak, about 7 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 039922, and it covers 1,191 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,082 people in Bushera: 1,638 men and 1,444 women, living in 531 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 1,191 hectares, the population density works out to about 259 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 397, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 736 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.8 per cent and women at 47.74 per cent. The census recorded 861 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 784 main workers, the largest group, 374, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 285 agricultural labourers and 119 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 77 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bushera's land. Of the village's 1,191 hectares, 1,058 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (556 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (502 hectares). About 110 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 379 cultivators and 326 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had its own post office. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bushera is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moonak, about 7 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 Bangan, Hamirgarh, Badalgarh and Bhathuwan.

What is the population of Bushera?

The population of Bushera was 3,082 at the 2011 census, living in 531 households in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Bushera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bushera has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.