Bija (8)
Kapurthala block · Kapurthala
district, Punjab · PIN 144601
· village code 29226
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 162 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 20 — a drop of more than 40%. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
162
Male / female
81 / 81
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,000
Children aged 0–6
22
Literacy rate
67.3%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
94 / 0
Working population
54
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
40.7%
Households
25
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 1 km away
No
Middle school nearest 1 km away
No
High school nearest 1 km away
No
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road nearest 2 km away
No
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 2 km away
No
Anganwadi nearest 2 km away
No
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
5
Non-farm households
0
Share of households farming, 2020
100%
Net sown area
2 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
2 / 2 / 1
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Bhila panchayat, Kapurthala zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹2,453
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹4.55 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹2.98 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹1.59 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹122 · received ₹2.30 lakh · spent ₹1.27 lakh · left ₹1.02 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹2,331 · received ₹2.25 lakh · spent ₹1.70 lakh · left ₹57,105
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
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population changes in Kapurthala district ·
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staffing across Kapurthala ·
…and across Punjab