Bahmaniwalaਬਹਮਨੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bahmaniwala?

Bahmaniwala 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 Jalalabad community development block and is served by the BAHMANIWALA, Simre Wala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034970, and it covers 1,467 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,670 people in Bahmaniwala: 2,415 men and 2,255 women, living in 878 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,467 hectares, the population density works out to about 318 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 559, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,510 people, about 75 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.32 per cent and women at 59.13 per cent. The census recorded 1,935 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 876 main workers, the largest group, 447, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 335 cultivators on their own land and 90 agricultural labourers. A further 1,059 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahmaniwala's land. Of the village's 1,467 hectares, 1,358 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,358 hectares). About 109 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 381 cultivators and 671 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Bahmaniwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Dumal, Totianwala, Chak Kherewala and Chak Sotrian.

What is the population of Bahmaniwala?

The population of Bahmaniwala was 4,670 at the 2011 census, living in 878 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Bahmaniwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bahmaniwala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.