Bhaipurਭਾਈਪੁਰ

Where is Bhaipur?

Bhaipur is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Mutton gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032364, and it covers 71 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 143 people in Bhaipur: 84 men and 59 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 71 hectares, the population density works out to about 201 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 702 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 42 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.43 per cent and women at 58.49 per cent. The census recorded 82 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 79 main workers, the largest group, 34, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 23 household industry workers and 16 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaipur's land. Of the village's 71 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 4 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 16 cultivators and 35 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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

Bhaipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahmudpur, Hedon, Tej Palana and Mubarakpur.

What is the population of Bhaipur?

The population of Bhaipur was 143 at the 2011 census, living in 27 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bhaipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhaipur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.