Bahadargarh Jandianਬਹਡਰਗੜ੍ਹ ਜਂਡਿਆਂ

Where is Bahadargarh Jandian?

Bahadargarh Jandian is a village of Bathinda tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sangat, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangat community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035815, and it covers 641 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,794 people in Bahadargarh Jandian: 948 men and 846 women, living in 344 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 641 hectares, the population density works out to about 280 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 220, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 946 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.24 per cent and women at 46.45 per cent. The census recorded 822 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 548 main workers, the largest group, 237, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 235 agricultural labourers and 74 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 274 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadargarh Jandian's land. Of the village's 641 hectares, 566 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (544 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 275 cultivators and 457 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, 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadargarh Jandian is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sangat, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bathinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raike Khurd Urf Chak Dana, Lool Bai, Janghi Rana and Raike Kalan.

What is the population of Bahadargarh Jandian?

The population of Bahadargarh Jandian was 1,794 at the 2011 census, living in 344 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Bahadargarh Jandian have?

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