Bahawalpurਬਹਵਲਪੁਰ

Where is Bahawalpur?

Bahawalpur is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034382, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 266 people in Bahawalpur: 136 men and 130 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 193 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 29 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.6 per cent and women at 60.5 per cent. The census recorded 88 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 53, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 agricultural labourers and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahawalpur's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 130 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (130 hectares). About 8 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 55 cultivators and 21 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

Bahawalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Zira, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chohlah, Tindwan, Nurpur (Zira) and Malsian Shahzada Sant Singhwala.

What is the population of Bahawalpur?

The population of Bahawalpur was 266 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bahawalpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bahawalpur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.