Bhaini Massa Singhਭੈਣੀ ਮੱਸਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Bhaini Massa Singh?

Bhaini Massa Singh is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhikhiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038089, and it covers 437 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,496 people in Bhaini Massa Singh: 780 men and 716 women, living in 272 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 437 hectares, the population density works out to about 342 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 207, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 707 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.9 per cent and women at 52.05 per cent. The census recorded 536 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 491 main workers, the largest group, 181, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 166 other workers in trade, transport and services and 132 agricultural labourers. A further 45 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Massa Singh's land. Of the village's 437 hectares, 406 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (395 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (11 hectares). About 31 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 186 cultivators and 145 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhaini Massa Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 21 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chung, Basarke, Algon and Hundal.

What is the population of Bhaini Massa Singh?

The population of Bhaini Massa Singh was 1,496 at the 2011 census, living in 272 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bhaini Massa Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhaini Massa Singh has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.