Bajwaਬਾਜਵਾ

Where is Bajwa?

Bajwa is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Gangian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030935, and it covers 107 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 472 people in Bajwa: 220 men and 252 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 107 hectares, the population density works out to about 441 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1145 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 218 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.89 per cent and women at 83.91 per cent. The census recorded 119 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 75, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bajwa's land. Of the village's 107 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 87 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 25 cultivators and 1 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bajwa 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 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gangian, Keharwali, Randhawa and Saggal.

What is the population of Bajwa?

The population of Bajwa was 472 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bajwa have?

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