Ittan Badhiਇੱਟਨ ਬਧੀ

Where is Ittan Badhi?

Ittan Badhi is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 7 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 030600, and it covers 273 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 696 people in Ittan Badhi: 358 men and 338 women, living in 146 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 273 hectares, the population density works out to about 255 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 100 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.79 per cent and women at 70.43 per cent. The census recorded 215 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 214 main workers, the largest group, 91, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 90 other workers in trade, transport and services and 31 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ittan Badhi's land. Of the village's 273 hectares, 255 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (255 hectares). About 16 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 91 cultivators and 31 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ittan Badhi 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 7 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 Manak rai, Sandham, Lohar and Dhamooli.

What is the population of Ittan Badhi?

The population of Ittan Badhi was 696 at the 2011 census, living in 146 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Ittan Badhi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ittan Badhi has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.