Baoopur Jadidਬਊਪੁਰ ਜਡਿਡ

Where is Baoopur Jadid?

Baoopur Jadid is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029442, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 196 people in Baoopur Jadid: 104 men and 92 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 242 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 50.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 51.65 per cent and women at 48.68 per cent. The census recorded 144 workers, about 73 per cent of the village. Of the 104 main workers, the largest group, 47, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 agricultural labourers and 16 cultivators on their own land. A further 40 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baoopur Jadid's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 1 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 16 cultivators and 38 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Baoopur Jadid is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhaini Bahadur, Bhaini Kadar Bakhash, Passan Jadid and Mohamadabad.

What is the population of Baoopur Jadid?

The population of Baoopur Jadid was 196 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Baoopur Jadid have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Baoopur Jadid has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.