Badialਬਡਿਆਲ

Where is Badial?

Badial is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031627, and it covers 129 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 117 people in Badial: 58 men and 59 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 129 hectares, the population density works out to about 91 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1017 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 5 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 84.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.71 per cent and women at 83.64 per cent. The census recorded 60 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 37 main workers, the largest group, 15, were household industry workers, ahead of 15 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 cultivators on their own land. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badial's land. Of the village's 129 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 31 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (31 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 4 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Badial is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hargarh, Khalwana, Sherpur and Deowal.

What is the population of Badial?

The population of Badial was 117 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Badial have?

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