Bhadla Nichaਭਡਲਾ ਨਿਚਾ

Where is Bhadla Nicha?

Bhadla Nicha is a village in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khanna community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033191, and it covers 377 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,141 people in Bhadla Nicha: 1,124 men and 1,017 women, living in 400 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 377 hectares, the population density works out to about 568 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 254, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,441 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.69 per cent and women at 69.05 per cent. The census recorded 703 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 664 main workers, the largest group, 519, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 111 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 39 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadla Nicha's land. Of the village's 377 hectares, 342 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (342 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 113 cultivators and 34 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhadla Nicha is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Khanna, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khanna, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhadla Uncha, Alaur, Alipur and Boothgarh (Khanna).

What is the population of Bhadla Nicha?

The population of Bhadla Nicha was 2,141 at the 2011 census, living in 400 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bhadla Nicha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhadla Nicha has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.