Bathe Bhainiਬਥੇ ਭੈਣੀ

Where is Bathe Bhaini?

Bathe Bhaini is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038224, and it covers 382 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,548 people in Bathe Bhaini: 823 men and 725 women, living in 283 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 382 hectares, the population density works out to about 405 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 186, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 507 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.11 per cent and women at 63.07 per cent. The census recorded 462 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 372 main workers, the largest group, 227, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 73 other workers in trade, transport and services and 68 agricultural labourers. A further 90 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bathe Bhaini's land. Of the village's 382 hectares, 334 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (172 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (162 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 230 cultivators and 146 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop. 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

Bathe Bhaini is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nadohar, Sabhrai, Raipur Baleem and Tung.

What is the population of Bathe Bhaini?

The population of Bathe Bhaini was 1,548 at the 2011 census, living in 283 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bathe Bhaini have?

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