Badiulzamanਬਡਿਉਲਜ਼ਮਨ

Where is Badiulzaman?

Badiulzaman is a village in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028091, and it covers 104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 81 people in Badiulzaman: 44 men and 37 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 6.8 people per household. Spread over its 104 hectares, the population density works out to about 78 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 841 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.19 per cent and women at 59.38 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 27 main workers, the largest group, 22, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badiulzaman's land. Of the village's 104 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 95 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (16 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 7 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 23 cultivators and 2 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Badiulzaman is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bangowani, Buzurgwal and Kunjar.

What is the population of Badiulzaman?

The population of Badiulzaman was 81 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Badiulzaman have?

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