Bagli Khurdਬਗਲੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Bagli Khurd?

Bagli Khurd is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samrala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033156, and it covers 221 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 720 people in Bagli Khurd: 383 men and 337 women, living in 147 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 221 hectares, the population density works out to about 326 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 222 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.37 per cent and women at 68.95 per cent. The census recorded 306 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 287 main workers, the largest group, 157, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 90 cultivators on their own land and 39 agricultural labourers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bagli Khurd's land. Of the village's 221 hectares, 192 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (22 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (160 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 92 cultivators and 46 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bagli Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samrala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harbanspura, Rupa, Chawa and Bagli Kalan.

What is the population of Bagli Khurd?

The population of Bagli Khurd was 720 at the 2011 census, living in 147 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bagli Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bagli Khurd has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.