Badhni Kalan Ruralਬਾਧਣੀ ਕਲਾਂ ਰੁਰਲ

Where is Badhni Kalan Rural?

Badhni Kalan Rural is a village of Nihal Singh Wala tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Badhni Kalan, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nihal Singhwala community development block and is served by the Badhni Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033921, and it covers 2,396 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,843 people in Badhni Kalan Rural: 2,604 men and 2,239 women, living in 928 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 2,396 hectares, the population density works out to about 202 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 608, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,645 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.8 per cent and women at 61.74 per cent. The census recorded 1,599 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,397 main workers, the largest group, 726, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 374 cultivators on their own land and 284 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 202 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badhni Kalan Rural's land. Of the village's 2,396 hectares, 2,027 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (810 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1,217 hectares). About 366 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 380 cultivators and 814 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and 2 government senior secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Badhni Kalan Rural is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Badhni Kalan, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nihal Singh Wala, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badhni Khurd, Raina, Raoke Kalan and Burj Duna.

What is the population of Badhni Kalan Rural?

The population of Badhni Kalan Rural was 4,843 at the 2011 census, living in 928 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Badhni Kalan Rural have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Badhni Kalan Rural has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.