Babarpurਬਬਰਪੁਰ

Where is Babarpur?

Babarpur is a village in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Maloud, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dehlon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033294, and it covers 279 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,608 people in Babarpur: 861 men and 747 women, living in 310 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 279 hectares, the population density works out to about 576 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 868 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 151, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 826 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.71 per cent and women at 69.02 per cent. The census recorded 657 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 533 main workers, the largest group, 273, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 144 agricultural labourers and 116 cultivators on their own land. A further 124 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Babarpur's land. Of the village's 279 hectares, 236 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 226 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (226 hectares). About 43 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 126 cultivators and 165 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Babarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Maloud, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chomon, Ber Khurd, Kishanpur and Kuhli Kalan.

What is the population of Babarpur?

The population of Babarpur was 1,608 at the 2011 census, living in 310 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Babarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Babarpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.