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Where is Bhago Kanwan?

Bhago Kanwan is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028143, and it covers 386 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,351 people in Bhago Kanwan: 674 men and 677 women, living in 261 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 386 hectares, the population density works out to about 350 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1004 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 148, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 229 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.86 per cent and women at 80.56 per cent. The census recorded 318 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 244 main workers, the largest group, 122, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 94 other workers in trade, transport and services and 17 agricultural labourers. A further 74 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhago Kanwan's land. Of the village's 386 hectares, 350 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 314 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (314 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 128 cultivators and 28 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 village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhago Kanwan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel.

What is the population of Bhago Kanwan?

The population of Bhago Kanwan was 1,351 at the 2011 census, living in 261 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhago Kanwan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhago Kanwan has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.