Bhadla Unchaਭਡਲਾ ਉਂਚਾ

Where is Bhadla Uncha?

Bhadla Uncha is a village of Khanna tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 8 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 033190, and it covers 207 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,030 people in Bhadla Uncha: 535 men and 495 women, living in 232 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 207 hectares, the population density works out to about 498 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 94, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 459 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.78 per cent and women at 79.19 per cent. The census recorded 366 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 317 main workers, the largest group, 158, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 98 cultivators on their own land and 53 agricultural labourers. A further 49 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadla Uncha's land. Of the village's 207 hectares, 185 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (185 hectares). About 22 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 104 cultivators and 57 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 Uncha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Khanna, about 8 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 Alipur, Bhadla Nicha, Manak Majra and Alaur.

What is the population of Bhadla Uncha?

The population of Bhadla Uncha was 1,030 at the 2011 census, living in 232 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bhadla Uncha have?

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