Bahadurਬਹਾਦਰ

Where is Bahadur?

Bahadur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Nawan Pind gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028295, and it covers 255 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,358 people in Bahadur: 1,199 men and 1,159 women, living in 451 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 255 hectares, the population density works out to about 925 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 967 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 256, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 106 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.73 per cent and women at 74.74 per cent. The census recorded 817 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 709 main workers, the largest group, 389, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 183 cultivators on their own land and 107 agricultural labourers. A further 108 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadur's land. Of the village's 255 hectares, 255 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (255 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 192 cultivators and 139 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. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Naushehra and Chawa.

What is the population of Bahadur?

The population of Bahadur was 2,358 at the 2011 census, living in 451 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bahadur have?

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