Bahudinpurਬਹੁਡਿਨਪੁਰ

Where is Bahudinpur?

Bahudinpur is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Adampur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030299, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 260 people in Bahudinpur: 138 men and 122 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 277 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 884 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 202 people, about 78 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95 per cent and women at 84.4 per cent. The census recorded 56 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 28, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 agricultural labourers and 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahudinpur's land. Of the village's 94 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 12 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 2 cultivators and 19 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 ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahudinpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Adampur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhagwanpur, Jalbhe, Mander and Dhepur.

What is the population of Bahudinpur?

The population of Bahudinpur was 260 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bahudinpur have?

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