Bhadraਭਾਦਰਾ

Where is Bhadra?

Bhadra is a village in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Budhlada, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Budhlada community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036073, and it covers 720 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,521 people in Bhadra: 1,349 men and 1,172 women, living in 489 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 720 hectares, the population density works out to about 350 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 271, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 867 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.64 per cent and women at 51.32 per cent. The census recorded 1,090 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 785 main workers, the largest group, 424, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 256 agricultural labourers and 95 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 305 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadra's land. Of the village's 720 hectares, 666 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (431 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (235 hectares). About 54 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 433 cultivators and 506 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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

Bhadra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Budhlada, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Budhlada, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Guradi, Alampur Bodla, Khiwa Mihan Singh Urf Smundgarh and Kanakwal Chahlan.

What is the population of Bhadra?

The population of Bhadra was 2,521 at the 2011 census, living in 489 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Bhadra have?

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