Surjan Bhainiਸੁਰਜਨ ਭੈਣੀ

Where is Surjan Bhaini?

Surjan Bhaini 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 039928, and it covers 247 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 325 people in Surjan Bhaini: 175 men and 150 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 247 hectares, the population density works out to about 132 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 46 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.88 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 191 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 103 main workers, the largest group, 89, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 88 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Surjan Bhaini's land. Of the village's 247 hectares, 229 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (229 hectares). About 16 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 93 cultivators and 93 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Surjan Bhaini is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Moonak, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Moonak, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhundar Bhaini, Gobindpura Papra, Salemgarh and Balran.

What is the population of Surjan Bhaini?

The population of Surjan Bhaini was 325 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Surjan Bhaini have?

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