Bathਬਥ

Where is Bath?

Bath is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037911, and it covers 756 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,957 people in Bath: 2,038 men and 1,919 women, living in 712 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 756 hectares, the population density works out to about 523 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 437, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,734 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79 per cent and women at 69.39 per cent. The census recorded 1,247 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 1,065 main workers, the largest group, 466, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 293 agricultural labourers and 290 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 182 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bath's land. Of the village's 756 hectares, 669 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (669 hectares). About 87 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 466 cultivators and 453 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bath is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Deo, Jawanda Khurd, Bhaini Sidhwan and Bhullar.

What is the population of Bath?

The population of Bath was 3,957 at the 2011 census, living in 712 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bath have?

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