Budhi Pindਬੁਧੀ ਪਿੰਡ

Where is Budhi Pind?

Budhi Pind is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Budhi--Pind gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030859, and it covers 326 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,685 people in Budhi Pind: 872 men and 813 women, living in 359 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 326 hectares, the population density works out to about 517 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 164, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 462 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.26 per cent and women at 80.19 per cent. The census recorded 514 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 501 main workers, the largest group, 294, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 166 cultivators on their own land and 35 agricultural labourers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Budhi Pind's land. Of the village's 326 hectares, 284 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 280 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (280 hectares). About 42 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 167 cultivators and 40 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Budhi Pind is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal Khunga, Masit Palkot, Kotli and Mohan.

What is the population of Budhi Pind?

The population of Budhi Pind was 1,685 at the 2011 census, living in 359 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Budhi Pind have?

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