Badialਬਡਿਆਲ

Where is Badial?

Badial is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031228, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 375 people in Badial: 192 men and 183 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 354 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 168 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.25 per cent and women at 74.84 per cent. The census recorded 115 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 105 main workers, the largest group, 87, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 10 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 106 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 1 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Badial is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhani Nand Singh, Sibochak, Chanaur and Jharing.

What is the population of Badial?

The population of Badial was 375 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Badial have?

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