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Where is Bhagwanpura?

Bhagwanpura is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034603, and it covers 178 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 121 people in Bhagwanpura: 68 men and 53 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 178 hectares, the population density works out to about 68 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 779 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 29 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.68 per cent and women at 56.52 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 23, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 16 cultivators on their own land and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwanpura's land. Of the village's 178 hectares, 159 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (114 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (45 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 16 cultivators and 23 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagwanpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Qutbewala, Langiana, Sodhewala and Bhamba Singhwala.

What is the population of Bhagwanpura?

The population of Bhagwanpura was 121 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bhagwanpura have?

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