Badla (Dasua)ਬਡਲਾ

Where is Badla?

Badla is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Badla, ,Patti Sauspur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031029, and it covers 1,353 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,405 people in Badla: 1,646 men and 1,759 women, living in 714 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 1,353 hectares, the population density works out to about 252 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1069 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 386, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 219 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.57 per cent and women at 85.52 per cent. The census recorded 733 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 548 main workers, the largest group, 308, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 179 agricultural labourers and 51 cultivators on their own land. A further 185 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badla's land. Of the village's 1,353 hectares, 640 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 203 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (191 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (12 hectares). About 223 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 55 cultivators and 340 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Badla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dholia, Salohar, Chak Phala and Hardo Neknama.

What is the population of Badla?

The population of Badla was 3,405 at the 2011 census, living in 714 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Badla have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Badla has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.