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Where is Bisopur?

Bisopur is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and is served by the Awana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028408, and it covers 108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 128 people in Bisopur: 61 men and 67 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 108 hectares, the population density works out to about 119 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1098 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.14 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 40 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 40 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bisopur's land. Of the village's 108 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 10 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 26 cultivators and 4 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bisopur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 21 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. Neighbouring villages include Salahpur, Bhaini Mian Khan, Kasana and Mehre.

What is the population of Bisopur?

The population of Bisopur was 128 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bisopur have?

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