Badinpurਬਾਦੀਨਪੁਰ

Where is Badinpur?

Badinpur is a village in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032885, and it covers 408 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,740 people in Badinpur: 913 men and 827 women, living in 346 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 408 hectares, the population density works out to about 426 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 191, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 746 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.83 per cent and women at 72.73 per cent. The census recorded 548 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 477 main workers, the largest group, 334, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 114 cultivators on their own land and 19 agricultural labourers. A further 71 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badinpur's land. Of the village's 408 hectares, 384 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (384 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 119 cultivators and 34 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 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Badinpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ladpur, Mugal Majra, Bud Gujran and Nasrali.

What is the population of Badinpur?

The population of Badinpur was 1,740 at the 2011 census, living in 346 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Badinpur have?

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