Badsahpurਬਡਸਹਪੁਰ

Where is Badsahpur?

Badsahpur is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and is served by the Badshahpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030421, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 437 people in Badsahpur: 231 men and 206 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 491 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 219 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 97.18 per cent and women at 77.89 per cent. The census recorded 195 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 172 main workers, the largest group, 161, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 2 household industry workers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badsahpur's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 8 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Badsahpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jagan, Malko, Bajra and Trar.

What is the population of Badsahpur?

The population of Badsahpur was 437 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Badsahpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Badsahpur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.