Bhanikeਭਨਿਕੇ

Where is Bhanike?

Bhanike is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 18 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 038195, and it covers 41 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 13 people in Bhanike: 7 men and 6 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 41 hectares, the population density works out to about 32 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 5 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 5 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhanike's land. Of the village's 41 hectares, 37 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 5 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhanike is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 18 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 Gadhaike, Dhumniwala, Bhura Hithar and Sito Mah Jhungian.

What is the population of Bhanike?

The population of Bhanike was 13 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bhanike have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhanike has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.