Bhawanipur, Kapurthala

Village in Punjab, India

31°15′50″N 76°16′25″E / 31.263893°N 76.273617°E / 31.263893; 76.273617Country

IndiaStatePunjabDistrictKapurthalaGovernment

• TypePanchayati raj (India) • BodyGram panchayatPopulation

(2011)

• Total2,472 Sex ratio 1317/1155♂/♀Languages

• OfficialPunjabi • Other spokenHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

144601

Telephone code01822ISO 3166 codeIN-PBVehicle registrationPB-09Websitekapurthala.gov.in

Bhawanipur is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Kapurthala , which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Bhawanipur. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative.

Demography

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bhawanipur had 487 houses and a population of 2,472, comprising 1,317 males and 1,155 females. The Literacy rate was 75.52%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years was 266 and the child sex ratio was approximately 750, lower than state average of 846.