Baoopur Kadim,ਬਊਪੁਰ ਕਡਿਮ

Where is Baoopur Kadim,?

Baoopur Kadim, 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 is served by the Baoopur Kadim gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029451, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 179 people in Baoopur Kadim,: 95 men and 84 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 105 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 884 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 13 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60 per cent and women at 56.34 per cent. The census recorded 69 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 60, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baoopur Kadim,'s land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 162 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (162 hectares). About 8 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 60 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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

Baoopur Kadim, is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. 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 Mubarakpur, Sangra, Mand Bandu Kadim and Khanga Shah Rehmatulah Kadri.

What is the population of Baoopur Kadim,?

The population of Baoopur Kadim, was 179 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Baoopur Kadim, have?

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