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Where is Bhaini Bagha?

Bhaini Bagha is a village in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mansa, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mansa community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036127, and it covers 2,254 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,004 people in Bhaini Bagha: 3,191 men and 2,813 women, living in 1,158 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 2,254 hectares, the population density works out to about 266 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 635, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,613 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.12 per cent and women at 52.14 per cent. The census recorded 2,648 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 1,945 main workers, the largest group, 1,013, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 565 agricultural labourers and 346 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 703 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Bagha's land. Of the village's 2,254 hectares, 1,985 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,778 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,222 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (556 hectares). About 269 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 1,082 cultivators and 864 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhaini Bagha is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mansa, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mansa, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhai Desa, Khokhar Kalan, Kotli kalan and Thuthianwali.

What is the population of Bhaini Bagha?

The population of Bhaini Bagha was 6,004 at the 2011 census, living in 1,158 households in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Bhaini Bagha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhaini Bagha has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.