Bhagsarਭਗਸਰ

Where is Bhagsar?

Bhagsar is a village in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035378, and it covers 3,104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,669 people in Bhagsar: 4,100 men and 3,569 women, living in 1,500 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 3,104 hectares, the population density works out to about 247 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 842, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4,239 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.63 per cent and women at 51.51 per cent. The census recorded 2,621 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 2,413 main workers, the largest group, 1,219, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 790 cultivators on their own land and 374 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 208 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagsar's land. Of the village's 3,104 hectares, 3,040 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2,777 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (263 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. The census recorded 797 cultivators and 1,293 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and 2 government senior secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, an allopathic hospital and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 13 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagsar is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Mahan Bhaddar, Chibranwali, Mahan Bhaddar and Chak Chibranwali.

What is the population of Bhagsar?

The population of Bhagsar was 7,669 at the 2011 census, living in 1,500 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Bhagsar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhagsar has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.