Padda (Batala)ਪੱਡਾ ਬਟਾਲਾ

Where is Padda (Batala)?

Padda (Batala) is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and is served by the Padda gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028583, and it covers 314 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,557 people in Padda (Batala): 821 men and 736 women, living in 297 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 314 hectares, the population density works out to about 496 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 192, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 300 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.07 per cent and women at 71.74 per cent. The census recorded 493 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 372 main workers, the largest group, 249, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 122 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 121 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Padda (Batala)'s land. Of the village's 314 hectares, 289 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (125 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (164 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 251 cultivators and 28 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Padda (Batala) is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Darewali, Chak Sidhwan, Kotli Lehal and Dakoha.

What is the population of Padda (Batala)?

The population of Padda (Batala) was 1,557 at the 2011 census, living in 297 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Padda (Batala) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Padda (Batala) has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.