Bahadarpurਬਹਡਰਪੁਰ

Where is Bahadarpur?

Bahadarpur is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and is served by the Bahadurpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028746, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 978 people in Bahadarpur: 511 men and 467 women, living in 189 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 858 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 116, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 33 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.17 per cent and women at 67.45 per cent. The census recorded 381 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 317 main workers, the largest group, 149, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 101 cultivators on their own land and 66 agricultural labourers. A further 64 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadarpur's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 104 cultivators and 78 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadarpur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Surjit Singhwala, Gillanwali, Qila Darshan Singh and Malludawara.

What is the population of Bahadarpur?

The population of Bahadarpur was 978 at the 2011 census, living in 189 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bahadarpur have?

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