Bahopurਬਹੋਪੁਰ

Where is Bahopur?

Bahopur is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhogpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030503, and it covers 197 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 666 people in Bahopur: 354 men and 312 women, living in 141 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 197 hectares, the population density works out to about 338 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 153 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.54 per cent and women at 83.28 per cent. The census recorded 225 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 225 main workers, the largest group, 120, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 98 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahopur's land. Of the village's 197 hectares, 178 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (178 hectares). About 19 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 98 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahopur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Lalapur, Kandhala Guru, Dode and Satowali.

What is the population of Bahopur?

The population of Bahopur was 666 at the 2011 census, living in 141 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bahopur have?

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