Bhadur Hussainਭਡੁਰ ਹੁਸੈਨ

Where is Bhadur Hussain?

Bhadur Hussain 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 has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028707, and it covers 290 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,209 people in Bhadur Hussain: 1,196 men and 1,013 women, living in 402 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 290 hectares, the population density works out to about 762 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 847 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 274, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 246 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.96 per cent and women at 71.13 per cent. The census recorded 1,025 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 939 main workers, the largest group, 529, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 172 household industry workers and 141 agricultural labourers. A further 86 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadur Hussain's land. Of the village's 290 hectares, 261 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (11 hectares). About 29 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 102 cultivators and 144 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhadur Hussain is reached by pucca, all-weather 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 village has its own railway station. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sangatpura, Partapgarh, Shahbad and Chahal Khurd.

What is the population of Bhadur Hussain?

The population of Bhadur Hussain was 2,209 at the 2011 census, living in 402 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhadur Hussain have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhadur Hussain has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.