Bhadanaਭਡਨਾ

Where is Bhadana?

Bhadana is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Sunder gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028282, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 85 people in Bhadana: 46 men and 39 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 101 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 848 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.68 per cent and women at 74.29 per cent. The census recorded 22 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 15, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 household industry workers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadana's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 59 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 12 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 15 cultivators and 0 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhadana is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kohlian, Jagatpur Kalan, Rasulpur and Tanda.

What is the population of Bhadana?

The population of Bhadana was 85 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhadana have?

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