Bahadar Ke (301/303)ਬਹਡਰ ਕੇ

Where is Bahadar Ke (301/303)?

Bahadar Ke (301/303) is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Basti Wallu Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034800, and it covers 618 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,045 people in Bahadar Ke (301/303): 546 men and 499 women, living in 195 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 618 hectares, the population density works out to about 169 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 111, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 467 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.18 per cent and women at 69.93 per cent. The census recorded 301 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 289 main workers, the largest group, 213, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 51 agricultural labourers and 25 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadar Ke (301/303)'s land. Of the village's 618 hectares, 579 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (491 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 217 cultivators and 59 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 2 government primary schools, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadar Ke (301/303) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Dona Rajadinanath, Chak Sarkar Mahazi Bahadar Ke, Chak Shikargah and Dona Bahadarke.

What is the population of Bahadar Ke (301/303)?

The population of Bahadar Ke (301/303) was 1,045 at the 2011 census, living in 195 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Bahadar Ke (301/303) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bahadar Ke (301/303) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.