Badalke Uttarਬਡਲਕੇ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Badalke Uttar?

Badalke Uttar is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034891, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 404 people in Badalke Uttar: 219 men and 185 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 444 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 845 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 333 people, about 82 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.78 per cent and women at 48.72 per cent. The census recorded 155 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 124 main workers, the largest group, 93, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badalke Uttar's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (84 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 19 cultivators and 21 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Badalke Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Amir Khas, Duleke Abad (283/332), Shamash Din Chishti and Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334).

What is the population of Badalke Uttar?

The population of Badalke Uttar was 404 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Badalke Uttar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Badalke Uttar has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.