Badla (Hoshiarpur)ਬਡਲਾ

Where is Badla?

Badla is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031548, and it covers 950 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,849 people in Badla: 1,428 men and 1,421 women, living in 601 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 950 hectares, the population density works out to about 300 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 995 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 309, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,309 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.83 per cent and women at 76.97 per cent. The census recorded 884 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 793 main workers, the largest group, 275, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 272 agricultural labourers and 221 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 91 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badla's land. Of the village's 950 hectares, 535 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (535 hectares). About 304 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 288 cultivators and 334 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, 2 primary health sub-centres, an allopathic hospital and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Badla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harta, Harmoa, Chitton and Patti.

What is the population of Badla?

The population of Badla was 2,849 at the 2011 census, living in 601 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Badla have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Badla 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.