Malakpur Bodalਮਲਕਪੁਰ ਬੋਡਲ

Where is Malakpur Bodal?

Malakpur Bodal is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Malakpur--Bodal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030848, and it covers 107 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 460 people in Malakpur Bodal: 243 men and 217 women, living in 85 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 107 hectares, the population density works out to about 430 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 215 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.51 per cent and women at 76.29 per cent. The census recorded 157 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 155 main workers, the largest group, 70, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 46 agricultural labourers and 38 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malakpur Bodal's land. Of the village's 107 hectares, 94 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (94 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 38 cultivators and 47 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Malakpur Bodal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 6 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 Rajpur, Chattowal, Salahpur and Jhajji Pind.

What is the population of Malakpur Bodal?

The population of Malakpur Bodal was 460 at the 2011 census, living in 85 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Malakpur Bodal have?

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