Badhni Jaimal Singhਬਧਨੀ ਜੈਮਲ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Badhni Jaimal Singh?

Badhni Jaimal Singh is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and is served by the Wadhni Jaimal Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034515, and it covers 480 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 756 people in Badhni Jaimal Singh: 402 men and 354 women, living in 131 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 480 hectares, the population density works out to about 157 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 106, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 490 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.76 per cent and women at 56.82 per cent. The census recorded 286 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 177 main workers, the largest group, 107, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 109 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badhni Jaimal Singh's land. Of the village's 480 hectares, 386 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). About 94 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 66 cultivators and 204 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Badhni Jaimal Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Machhiwara Alias Kamagar, Jaimalwala Alias Piareana, Kakuwala and Malwal.

What is the population of Badhni Jaimal Singh?

The population of Badhni Jaimal Singh was 756 at the 2011 census, living in 131 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Badhni Jaimal Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Badhni Jaimal Singh has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.