CENSUS 19711 PART X-A & B SERIES 17 VILLAGE & TOWN PUNJAB DIRECTORY VILLAGE & TtOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT DISTRICT BHATINDA CENSUS DISTRICT HANDBOOK P. L. SONDHI H. s. KWATRA .oF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE OF THE PUNJAB CIVIL SERVICE Ex-officio Director of Census Operations Deputy Director of Census Operations PUNJAB PUNJAB MOTIF:- Guru Nanak Thermal Plant - Bhatinda (A Symbol of progress) With the commcsswning of the Bhakra Irrigation and Power Project it looked, at one -time, as if Punjab would be surplus in power for quite some time. But oUr hunger for power has _proved instltiable in view of the requirements of the Green Revolution and development of the smallscale industry sector in the 1960s. The Guru Nanak Thermal Plant, among· other power projects, designed with an ultimate installed capacity of 620 M. W., has recently come up at I;Jhatinda to meet the resultant power shortages in the State, especially in the wake of long droughts. The first unit of 110 M. W. was commissioned in September, 1974 and thf! second unit in September, 1975. The second stage envisages installation of a 200 M. W. turboset and a sum of Rs. 25 crores for this has been earmarked under Fifth-Five Year plan. The project symbolizes India's progress in the field of power generation as almost all the machinery, equipment and technical know-how utilized in these units are indigenous. A big industrial complex is coming up around this power project at Bhatinda to give an industrial dimension to this economically ..backward district. One of the biggest fertilizer plants in India is already under construcion at Bhatinda. With this power project we have laid the foundations 0/ a modern Bhatinda district'. Moti/by:­ J. S. Olll 45' 75- 30' 31 > PUNJAB 0 t. DISTRICT BHATINDA ~ILOMETRES 5 0 5 10 15 20 j:) / .. 0 .. ~ 12 "'I~U .... I 45 V 0 '{o ~,.... ""till" -9 30 3 a: ~ 4 1- 5' e i> u. 30 URBAN POPULATION -S- '+ 67,500 PERSONS ,,0 22,!500 4' 7.500 ~oo STATE BOUNDARY..................................... ". DISTRICT BOUNDARY ..... , ........................... 'OSITION OfOlSTRtCT TAHSIL BOUNDARY. ...................... BHATINDA IN 3 ,,.. PUNJ"B y DISTRICT HEADQUARTlRS ........ " ......... ~ .. , • .,' TAHSIL HE~OQU"RTEU......... ............ 0 POST & TELEGRAPH OFflc'E...... Pit METALLED AQAQ .............................. ' .. _ HOSPITALS/PRIMARY HEALTH BROAD GAUGE RAI~WAYS WITH STATION .... __:c_ CENTRtS!MATERNITY _ CHILO ,,' METR~ j)AUGi RAILWAYS WITH STATION. -L 1~ WELFARE CEHTR£S .. , ••. _... e RlyER ............... SECONDARY SCHOOL/COLLEGE ... CANIIL ........ """ URIIAN AREI-.............. REST HOU5E......... ......... .. ......... .. ..... RN VILLAGES H,t.VING POPULI-TION 5000 +. ..... 0 POCf(ET fOR ROPAR DISTFIICT K •.. POCKET FO" k;,tPUQTHAI,.A FIGURES ABOVE THE SPHERE INDICATE PO'ULATIOU OF THE TOWN 4 ,,' '76- 77 7'- 79· 750 !A5T OF GREENWIC.H CENSUS OF INDIA, 1971 A-CENTRAL GOVBRNMENT PUBLICATIONS The 1971 Census ~eports on Punjab will bear uniformly Series N<J. 17 ani w!ll be published in .the following Parts ;- PART I·A General Report. PART I·B General Report (Detailed analysis of the Demographic, Social, Cultural and Migration Patterns). PART I-C Subsidiary Tables. PART II:.~ General Population Tables. PART II-B Economic Tables. PART II-C (i) Mothertongue, Religion and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled-Tribes Tables. PART I1-C(ii) Social and Cultural Tables and Fertility Tables. PART III Establishment Report and Tables. 1 --~ '" PART IV Housing Report a~d TaIV~s~ PART V Special Tables. and~thnographic Notes on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. PART VI·A Town Directory. PART VI·B Special Survey Reports on selected Towns. PART VI·C Survey Reports on selected Villages. PART VII Special Report on Graduates and Technical Personnel. PART VIII-A Administration Report-Enumeration (for official use only). PART VIII-B Administration Reporj-Tabulation (for official use only). PART IX Census Atlas. PART IX-A Administrative Atlas. B-STATE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS PART X-District Census Handbooks for each district in three Parts­ PART A-Village and Town Directory. PART B-Village and Town-wise Primary CeQsus Abstract. PART C-Analytical Report, Administrative, Statistics a~d District Census Tables. \ Note :-Parts A and B of the District Census Handbooks have been printed in one volume. (ii) CONTENTS Pages PREFACE v FIGURES A GLANCE AT viii .A GLIMPSE INTO THB DISTRICT 3 .Part A-Village and Town Directory­ Introductory Note on District Census Handbook 7 Note on V iUage Directory ]0 Note on Town Directory 17 ·'Village Directory- Faridkot Tahsil 26 Bhatinda Tahsil 36 Rampura Phul Tahsil 48 Mansa Tahsil 54 APPENDIX- Tahsilwise Abstract of Educational, Medicai and other Amenities 66 'Town Directory- Statement I Status, Growth History and Functional Category of Towns 70 Statement II Physical aspects and Location of Towns, 1969 71 Statement III Municipal Finance, 1968--69 72 Statement IV Civic and other amenities, 1969 73 Statement V Medical, Educational. Recreational and Cultural Facilities in Towns, 1969 74 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1969 75 Statement VII Population by Religion, 1971 76 APPENDIX List of urban areas with their location code number 77 Part B-Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstract- Explanatory Note on Primary Census Abstract 81 Primary Census Abstract BhatiDda District 86 Alphabetical list of villages Faridkot Tahsil 95 Primary Census Abstract Faridkot Tahsil 98 Alphabetical list of villages Bhatinda Tahsil 115 Primary Census Abstract Bhatinda Tahsil 118 Alphabetical list of villages Rampura Phul Tahsil 143 Primary Census Abstract Rampura Pbul Tahsil 146 Alphabetical list of villages Mansa Tahsil 153 Primary Census Abstract Mansa Tahsil 158 Oil) Pages- Maps :- District Map Frontispiece Faridkot Tahsil Facing Page 95· BhatlOda Tahsii Facing Page 115 Rampura PhuI Tahsil Facing Page 143- Mansa Tahsil Facing Page 15J: (iv) PREFACE In the publication of the District Census Handbooks we have the privilege of taking one of the­ lmportant census traditions to the 1971 Census. Their publication was first taken up at the 1951 Census. for making census statistics availaBle f6r the smaller territorial units. In the 1961 CensWl, attempts were­ made to make this publication more informative with the addition of data about leVel of develollfD.ent and amenities available in villages. There was, however, great delay in the publication of this valuaqle: reference compendium. The delay occured on account of the fact that the compilation of the Handbook had to wait till the complete tabulation programme of census data was got through. The compilation of administrative statistics for inclusion in the HandbooK also took a long time. As a' result, the town and village-wise priinary census data could not be released pending their formal publication even though there was constant demand for it. In view of these considerations. it was decided at the 1,971 Censlfs that the District Census Handbook would be divided into three convenient parts so.that at )eas~ ,Parts A and B, which contain essential data down to the village, and ~town levels; could be released quickly_ Accordingly Parts (A) & (B) of the District Census Handbook of Bhatinda are presented in this Rand-, book, Part (A) contains the Village and Town Directory and Part (B) Village and Town-wise Primary Census Abstract. It is for the first time that data about urban areas is being presented in a separate­ part "Town Directory" at the 1971 Census. The Village Director~. presents comprehensive information. on various facets of each village. Alphabetical list of villages has also been inserted in the Handbook. 2. There are 108 towns and 12,188 inhabited villages in the Punjab State. It was, indeed, a formidable task to collect and compile voluminous data for such a large number of units. 'The collec­ tion of area figures and land use data, in particular, presented serious difficulties especially when these­ figures somewhat differed from those given at the tahsil and district level by the Director of Land­ Records. We had to make several gruelling cross-checks to adopt the area figures finally for each vlllage. 3. It was not considered necessary to have a penetrating analysis of any particular item of the­ data in parts (A) and (B) of this Handbook. This could be taken up by the Census Organisation itself or' by some other ageucy later during the inter-censal-period. The census data users and scholars would perhaps feel satisfied with the: statistical data being presented in this Handbook quickly on the heels OI the census count in the country. 4. This Report, as at the last Census continues to be a State Government publication as it is. financed _by them. Its compilation and write-up 'have been done by the Census Directorate at Chandigarh on behalf of the State Government. The views expressed in this are th:!t of the State Census Organisation, which is under the direct centrol of the Government of India in the Ministryor Rome Affairs. 5. In the collection of data, we had to take help from a large number of personnel of the State­ Revenue Department at the village, tahsil and district level and of the municipal staff in towns. But for their generous co-operation in filling up of the lengthy schedules regarding availability of amenities. and level of development it would not have been possible .to achieve the desired objectives In time. It is certainly difficult to thank separately each individual functionary engaged in this project. Neverthe­ less we are keen to convey OUT profound gratitude to all those who have worked directly or indirectly on (v) 'this project. At the Census Directorate, Shri S. K. Aggarwal, Assistant Director Census Operations, assisted by Shri R. L. Kalsia, Tabulation Officer and Shri N. S. Bhadauria, now-Tabulation Officer, -has compned the census and adminif:trative statistics in the form of Village and Town Directories and a bunch of statements incorporating primary census data.