Bhim Kadimਭਿਮ ਕਡਿਮ

Where is Bhim Kadim?

Bhim 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 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Hazipur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029457, and it covers 159 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 182 people in Bhim Kadim: 107 men and 75 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 159 hectares, the population density works out to about 114 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 701 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.07 per cent and women at 63.49 per cent. The census recorded 68 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 45, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhim Kadim's land. Of the village's 159 hectares, 149 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (149 hectares). About 10 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 45 cultivators and 14 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. 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

Bhim Kadim is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 9 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 Hazipur, Bhim, Jadid, Shahdullahpur and Mandi Kishanpur Ghurka.

What is the population of Bhim Kadim?

The population of Bhim Kadim was 182 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bhim Kadim have?

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