Bhadarpurਭਡਰਪੁਰ

Where is Bhadarpur?

Bhadarpur is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 6 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 030095, and it covers 108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 376 people in Bhadarpur: 199 men and 177 women, living in 76 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 108 hectares, the population density works out to about 348 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 299 people, about 80 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.5 per cent and women at 72.5 per cent. The census recorded 141 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 137 main workers, the largest group, 107, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 24 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadarpur's land. Of the village's 108 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 11 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 24 cultivators and 2 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Bhadarpur 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 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saidowal, Shampur, Sagarpur and Pharwala.

What is the population of Bhadarpur?

The population of Bhadarpur was 376 at the 2011 census, living in 76 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bhadarpur have?

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