Bazidgarhਬਜ਼ਿਡਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Bazidgarh?

Bazidgarh is a village of Ahmedgarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039418, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 543 people in Bazidgarh: 294 men and 249 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 411 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 847 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 188 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.96 per cent and women at 70.31 per cent. The census recorded 217 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 205 main workers, the largest group, 109, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 90 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bazidgarh's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (118 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 93 cultivators and 2 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bazidgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ahmedgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jitwal Khurd, Albelpura and Anattpura.

What is the population of Bazidgarh?

The population of Bazidgarh was 543 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Bazidgarh have?

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