Kishanpura (Bhakrodi)ਕਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰਾ ਭਕਰੋਡੀ

Where is Kishanpura Bhakrodi?

Kishanpura Bhakrodi is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Kishan Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032064, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,187 people in Kishanpura Bhakrodi: 588 men and 599 women, living in 269 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,430 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1019 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 118, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 422 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.98 per cent and women at 75.51 per cent. The census recorded 316 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 307 main workers, the largest group, 197, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 95 cultivators on their own land and 14 household industry workers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishanpura Bhakrodi's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 19 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 95 cultivators and 2 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kishanpura Bhakrodi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jaitpur, Bhano Mazara, Sajawalpur and Bhagoran.

What is the population of Kishanpura Bhakrodi?

The population of Kishanpura Bhakrodi was 1,187 at the 2011 census, living in 269 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Kishanpura Bhakrodi have?

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