Bhadalਭਡਲ

Where is Bhadal?

Bhadal is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037261, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 154 people in Bhadal: 72 men and 82 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 291 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1139 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.53 per cent and women at 63.51 per cent. The census recorded 44 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 44 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadal's land. Of the village's 53 hectares, 47 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhadal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Samrai, Kallo Mahal, Sultan Mahal and Dhurian.

What is the population of Bhadal?

The population of Bhadal was 154 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Bhadal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhadal has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.