Bhakhriana ਭਾਖੜੀਆਣਾ | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.3096°N 75.6945°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kapurthala |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Phagwara |
Subdivision Type4: | Region |
Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Blank2 Title: | Total Households |
Population Blank2: | 340 |
Population Total: | 1512 783/729 ♂/♀ |
Population Blank1 Title: | Scheduled Castes |
Population Blank1: | 675 349/326 ♂/♀ |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Area Total Ha: | 547.56 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone |
Iso Code: | IN-PB |
Bhakhriana is a village in Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter and from district headquarter. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.This is the hometown of Punjabi singer Jass Manak Bhakhriana. Some villagers participated in the First and Second World Wars with Lieutenant Harcharan Singh awarded military decoration.First Junior Commissioned Officer of this village, was commissioned in first Gazette of India on 15th Aug, 1947 by President of India.In Oct 1947, first war in Teetwal J&K 1 with Pakistan Sikh Regt Sepoy Gurbachan Singh awarded VIR CHAKKARA gallantry award after death, was of this village.Village has been part of Phagwara taluka PEPSU state since 1966. Now it falls in Phagwara Taluka and Kapurthala District of East Punjab.A primary school was established before 1952 and upgraded to a middle school by 2008. In 1993, Punjab PWD (B&R) minister Mr. Joginder Singh Maan executed a bridge at Panjabi; Punjabi: Weinhi (Panjabi; Punjabi: ਵੇਈ) and connected to Taluka Phagwara.
, the village has a total number of 340 houses and a population of 1512 of which 783 are males while 729 are females.[1] According to the report published by Census India in 2011, out of the total population of the village 675 people are from Schedule Caste and the village does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.