Bahadurpurਬਹਾਦਰਪੁਰ

Where is Bahadurpur?

Bahadurpur is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Khanpur Bet gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033389, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 359 people in Bahadurpur: 183 men and 176 women, living in 89 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 427 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 962 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 313 people, about 87 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.71 per cent and women at 69.62 per cent. The census recorded 102 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 55, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 10 household industry workers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadurpur's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 9 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 20 cultivators and 8 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. 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. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadurpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalis Kalan, Khanpur Bet, Fatehgarh Gujjran and Ghumana.

What is the population of Bahadurpur?

The population of Bahadurpur was 359 at the 2011 census, living in 89 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bahadurpur have?

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