Bhalaipur Dograਭਲੈਪੁਰ ਦੋਗਰਾ

Where is Bhalaipur Dogra?

Bhalaipur Dogra is a village of Khadur Sahib tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khadur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038321, and it covers 266 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,455 people in Bhalaipur Dogra: 731 men and 724 women, living in 248 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 266 hectares, the population density works out to about 547 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 990 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 158, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 877 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.85 per cent and women at 61.31 per cent. The census recorded 425 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 384 main workers, the largest group, 212, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 133 cultivators on their own land and 35 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhalaipur Dogra's land. Of the village's 266 hectares, 239 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (239 hectares). About 27 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 138 cultivators and 231 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhalaipur Dogra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rayya, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rakh Gagrewal, Ghagge, Aniatpur and Khojkipur.

What is the population of Bhalaipur Dogra?

The population of Bhalaipur Dogra was 1,455 at the 2011 census, living in 248 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bhalaipur Dogra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhalaipur Dogra has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.