Badbarਬਡਬਰ

Where is Badbar?

Badbar is a village in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhanaula, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Barnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039972, and it covers 2,066 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,842 people in Badbar: 3,639 men and 3,203 women, living in 1,329 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 2,066 hectares, the population density works out to about 331 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 714, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,945 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.27 per cent and women at 60.81 per cent. The census recorded 2,408 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 2,051 main workers, the largest group, 762, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 657 cultivators on their own land and 594 agricultural labourers. A further 357 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badbar's land. Of the village's 2,066 hectares, 1,726 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (818 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (908 hectares). About 170 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 691 cultivators and 746 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Badbar is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhanaula, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Barnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harigarh, Bhaini Mehraj, Bhura and Bhathlan.

What is the population of Badbar?

The population of Badbar was 6,842 at the 2011 census, living in 1,329 households in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Badbar have?

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