Bahadarpur Bahianਬਹਡਰਪੁਰ ਬਹਿਆਂ

Where is Bahadarpur Bahian?

Bahadarpur Bahian 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 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Bahadar--Pur--Bahian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031493, and it covers 20 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 687 people in Bahadarpur Bahian: 363 men and 324 women, living in 148 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 20 hectares, the population density works out to about 3,435 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 489 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.31 per cent and women at 76.57 per cent. The census recorded 233 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 172 main workers, the largest group, 99, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 49 agricultural labourers and 20 cultivators on their own land. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadarpur Bahian's land. Of the village's 20 hectares, 13 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (13 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 21 cultivators and 75 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Bahadarpur Bahian 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 11 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 Manan, Bassi Hasmat Khan, Naru Nangal Pind and Mehlanwali.

What is the population of Bahadarpur Bahian?

The population of Bahadarpur Bahian was 687 at the 2011 census, living in 148 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bahadarpur Bahian have?

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