Bhamaddiਭਮੱਡੀ

Where is Bhamaddi?

Bhamaddi 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 033221, and it covers 753 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,786 people in Bhamaddi: 1,481 men and 1,305 women, living in 548 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 753 hectares, the population density works out to about 370 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 249, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 908 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.13 per cent and women at 74.27 per cent. The census recorded 1,016 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 943 main workers, the largest group, 421, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 329 cultivators on their own land and 176 agricultural labourers. A further 73 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhamaddi's land. Of the village's 753 hectares, 679 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (679 hectares). About 74 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 332 cultivators and 183 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, 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 dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Bhamaddi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. 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 Ghungrali (Khanna), Ikolahi, Asgaripur and Chakohi.

What is the population of Bhamaddi?

The population of Bhamaddi was 2,786 at the 2011 census, living in 548 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bhamaddi have?

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