Baherਬਹੇਰ

Where is Baher?

Baher is a village in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032571, and it covers 259 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,245 people in Baher: 654 men and 591 women, living in 236 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 259 hectares, the population density works out to about 481 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 124, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 303 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.77 per cent and women at 74.29 per cent. The census recorded 368 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 318 main workers, the largest group, 178, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 86 other workers in trade, transport and services and 46 agricultural labourers. A further 50 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baher's land. Of the village's 259 hectares, 239 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (239 hectares). About 20 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 180 cultivators and 57 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 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

Baher is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raily, Shehzadpur, Jodhpur and Shivdaspur.

What is the population of Baher?

The population of Baher was 1,245 at the 2011 census, living in 236 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Baher have?

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