Ghanipur Badhanਘਨੀਪੁਰ ਬਧਨ

Where is Ghanipur Badhan?

Ghanipur Badhan is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Ghanipur--Badhan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030692, and it covers 107 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 349 people in Ghanipur Badhan: 180 men and 169 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 107 hectares, the population density works out to about 326 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 167 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.17 per cent and women at 65.79 per cent. The census recorded 145 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 115 main workers, the largest group, 67, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 19 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 30 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghanipur Badhan's land. Of the village's 107 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (83 hectares). About 24 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 31 cultivators and 88 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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghanipur Badhan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Farid, Nangal Jamal, Salempur and Jhaj.

What is the population of Ghanipur Badhan?

The population of Ghanipur Badhan was 349 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ghanipur Badhan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ghanipur Badhan has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.