Wadhail Khuda Bakhashwalaਵਧੈਲ ਖੁਡਾ ਬਖਸ਼ਵਾਲਾ

Where is Wadhail Khuda Bakhashwala?

Wadhail Khuda Bakhashwala is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 5 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 029421, and it covers 34 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 27 people in Wadhail Khuda Bakhashwala: 17 men and 10 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 34 hectares, the population density works out to about 78 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 588 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 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 70.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.47 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 7 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wadhail Khuda Bakhashwala's land. Of the village's 34 hectares, 32 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (32 hectares). About 2 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 6 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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

Wadhail Khuda Bakhashwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Khokhar Kadim Jadid, Mira, Paman and Sarai Jattan.

What is the population of Wadhail Khuda Bakhashwala?

The population of Wadhail Khuda Bakhashwala was 27 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Wadhail Khuda Bakhashwala have?

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