Bir Badhniਬਿਰ ਬਾਧਣੀ

Where is Bir Badhni?

Bir Badhni 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 Bir Badni gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033896, and it covers 256 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,083 people in Bir Badhni: 585 men and 498 women, living in 208 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 256 hectares, the population density works out to about 423 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 129, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 531 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.78 per cent and women at 69.11 per cent. The census recorded 339 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 335 main workers, the largest group, 130, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 119 cultivators on their own land and 84 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Badhni's land. Of the village's 256 hectares, 253 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 224 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (224 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 121 cultivators and 130 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 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Badhni 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 Lopon, Minian and Kussa.

What is the population of Bir Badhni?

The population of Bir Badhni was 1,083 at the 2011 census, living in 208 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Bir Badhni have?

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