Bazidpur Katianwaliਬਜ਼ਿਡਪੁਰ ਕਟਿਆਂਵਾਲੀ

Where is Bazidpur Katianwali?

Bazidpur Katianwali is a village in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khuian Sarwar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035141, and it covers 1,609 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,031 people in Bazidpur Katianwali: 3,181 men and 2,850 women, living in 1,115 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,609 hectares, the population density works out to about 375 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 763, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 676 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.19 per cent and women at 58.7 per cent. The census recorded 2,435 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,903 main workers, the largest group, 688, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 646 cultivators on their own land and 494 agricultural labourers. A further 532 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bazidpur Katianwali's land. Of the village's 1,609 hectares, 1,508 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,497 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,497 hectares). About 94 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 858 cultivators and 716 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, 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bazidpur Katianwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghallu and Khippanwali.

What is the population of Bazidpur Katianwali?

The population of Bazidpur Katianwali was 6,031 at the 2011 census, living in 1,115 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Bazidpur Katianwali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bazidpur Katianwali 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.