Badoowalਬਡੂਵਲ

Where is Badoowal?

Badoowal is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034104, and it covers 1,013 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,622 people in Badoowal: 1,881 men and 1,741 women, living in 646 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 1,013 hectares, the population density works out to about 358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 391, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,422 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.49 per cent and women at 64.29 per cent. The census recorded 1,115 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 1,103 main workers, the largest group, 613, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 464 agricultural labourers and 25 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badoowal's land. Of the village's 1,013 hectares, 915 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (7 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (908 hectares). About 98 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 618 cultivators and 469 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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 community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Badoowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Indergarh and Jalalabad.

What is the population of Badoowal?

The population of Badoowal was 3,622 at the 2011 census, living in 646 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Badoowal have?

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