Bhol Badmanianਭੋਲ ਬਡਮਨਿਆਂ

Where is Bhol Badmanian?

Bhol Badmanian is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Talwara, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031333, and it covers 591 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 750 people in Bhol Badmanian: 366 men and 384 women, living in 159 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 591 hectares, the population density works out to about 127 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1049 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 92, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 131 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.69 per cent and women at 84.38 per cent. The census recorded 301 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 145 main workers, the largest group, 118, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 11 household industry workers. A further 156 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhol Badmanian's land. Of the village's 591 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 3 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 48 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 0 cultivators and 71 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhol Badmanian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Talwara, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Sukhchainpur, Dharampur, Mangu Mera and Alera.

What is the population of Bhol Badmanian?

The population of Bhol Badmanian was 750 at the 2011 census, living in 159 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhol Badmanian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhol Badmanian has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.