Qadar Bakshਕਡਰ ਬਕਸ਼

Where is Qadar Baksh?

Qadar Baksh is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and is served by the New Mumbeke gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035108, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 134 people in Qadar Baksh: 69 men and 65 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 83 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 107 people, about 80 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.33 per cent and women at 56.14 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 43 main workers, the largest group, 42, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qadar Baksh's land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 126 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (112 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (14 hectares). About 36 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 43 cultivators and 25 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Qadar Baksh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Qutabdin Urf Beriwala, Mambeke, Jhangar and Kabul Shah Hithar.

What is the population of Qadar Baksh?

The population of Qadar Baksh was 134 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Qadar Baksh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Qadar Baksh has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.