Bathਬਥ

Where is Bath?

Bath is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030081, and it covers 206 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 634 people in Bath: 337 men and 297 women, living in 139 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 206 hectares, the population density works out to about 308 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 331 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.16 per cent and women at 74.36 per cent. The census recorded 234 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 188 main workers, the largest group, 147, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 37 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 46 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bath's land. Of the village's 206 hectares, 182 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (182 hectares). About 24 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 39 cultivators and 1 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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bath is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chuheki, Bhangali, Bhandal Himmat and Batura.

What is the population of Bath?

The population of Bath was 634 at the 2011 census, living in 139 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bath have?

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