Bhikkanpur

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  Atarsen Mittal (guest)

  allow me add a little more about the village Bhikanpur: Since the beginning of 20th century, the village has been populated by farming landlords The farming JAT household of the village can trace their family trees to 3 main ancestral families. They may be constituting about 45% of the population of the village. They are well to do farmers, and quite a few of them are well educated and have migrated to nearly cities , engaged in various professions like Lawyers, Teachers, Businessmen. Around 45% population of the village population comprises of Dalits. Many of the Dalits have been Christians for along time now.The rest 10% comprises of a few Brahmin, a few Vaisha families, and rest is scheduled castes, and a few Muslim families. The overall population of the village was around 2500 in 1970; it could be ~ 400 now in 2010. The villages has a very old HINDU SHIVA TEMPLE. The village also has A CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Church also provides some firstaid/ medical services.

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