Pind: Bhin

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  • Village Assessment Survey
  • Village: Bhin - SBS Nagar
  • Date of Survey: 2-4 February 2024

Village Overview & Demographics

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Number of Households

1,027

Male Population

958

Female Population

81.4%

Literacy Rate

4.88

Size in km2

Sanitation
4

Sanitation facilities available

Education
4

Good but needs a sports teacher

Migration
2

70-80% of youth has migrated

Agriculture
3

Extra use of pesticides and efflorescent water

Environment
1

Groundwater level depleted by tenfold in past two years

Key Takeaways

Positives

Overall, the village is very clean. Village has good sanitation facilities. However, since most homes are locked, migration is the primary problem. Most of the families has moved out of the community entirely and is now living abroad.

Environment: The main source of drinking water in the village is water tank.

Electricity: The past two years have seen a 24-hour supply of electricity Social: There were no drug-related fatalities in the community.

Negatives

Environment: The water level has decreased by 10 feet in the past two years and by about 30 feet in the previous ten. Efflorescence (Shora) is a main problem regarding the water quality and main cause of this is dirty drains (Vei) and sugar mill wastewater is also drained into Vei, leading to Efflorescence (Shora). Because to the abuse of pesticides, crop productivity has decreased and has been dropping for some time. 

Migration: Out of the total approximate 70-80% youngsters are migrated to foreign countries. On the other hand, the migration rate for entire families is about 50%.

Facilities & Infrastructure

Schools
  • Government Primary School 1
  • Government Secondary School 1
  • Government Higher Secondary School
  • Government College
  • Private Primary School 1
  • Private Middle School 1
  • Private Secondary School 1
  • Private Higher Secondary School
  • Private College
  • Khalsa/Religious School
Health Facilities
  • Primary Health Centre 1
  • Anganwadi Centre 2
  • District/Government Hospital
  • Government Dispensary 1
  • Private Clinic 3
  • Private Hospital / Nursing Home
  • Homeopathy/Ayurvedic Clinic
  • Ambulance
Public Facilities
Banks
Markets
Agricultural Facilities
  • Tractors 1
  • Milling Machines 1
  • Tiller 1
  • Combine Harvester
  • Motor Pump 1
  • Water Sprayer
  • Water Reservoir
  • Fishpond
  • Open River/Streams
  • Solar
  • Water Tank 1
Religious Facilites

Health

28

Repondents

28.6%

Healthy BMI

46.4%

Overweight BMI

21.4%

Obese BMI

The health analysis is based on 28 respondents from the original health camp survey.

28.6% of all respondents were identified in the ‘healthy’ range of BMI values, with the majority being the overweight category (46.4%) with a sizable amount of an obese population (21.4%). The BMI has been calculated from the height and weight data collected from all participants.

A random blood sugar test was also performed on all 28 respondents of the health camp survey. Using mg/dL categories outlined by the CDC (200+ being diabetes, and everything below 140 being normal) an indication of the level of diabetes within the village has been determined. Over 30% displayed blood sugar levels indicating diabetes or prediabetes.

Blood Sugar Levels

69.2%

Normal

15.4%

Prediabetes

15.4%

Diabetes

Average Blood Pressure

Age groupFemaleMale
25-3483/61154/110
35-44120/76127/86
45-54143/100148/81
55-64122/83158/94
65+208/120174/87

Normal blood pressure is 120/80 or lower – Stage 1 blood pressure is 130/80 – Stage 2 is 140/90 or higher

Using the data from the health camp, the average blood pressure has been recorded for each age group and gender. There have been no recorded cases of cancer among any of the health camp participants.

Diet

57.1%

Vegetarian

42.9%

Not Vegetarian 

Health Facilities
  • Primary health centre 1
  • Anganwadi centre 2
  • District/Government Hospital 1
  • Government Dispensary 1
  • Private Clinic 3
  • Private Hospital/Nursing Hom
  • Homeopath/Ayurvedic Clinic
  • Emergency Ambulance 1