Bara Budhsinghਬਰਾ ਬੁੱਧ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Bara Budhsingh?

Bara Budhsingh is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029774, and it covers 141 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 547 people in Bara Budhsingh: 270 men and 277 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 141 hectares, the population density works out to about 387 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1026 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 162 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.49 per cent and women at 75.1 per cent. The census recorded 162 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 121 main workers, the largest group, 61, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 55 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Budhsingh's land. Of the village's 141 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (127 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 61 cultivators and 28 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bara Budhsingh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jakopur Khurd, Ghuduwal, Rayewal Bet and Phul.

What is the population of Bara Budhsingh?

The population of Bara Budhsingh was 547 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bara Budhsingh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bara Budhsingh has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.