Bahdo Chakਬਹਡੋ ਚੱਕ

Where is Bahdo Chak?

Bahdo Chak is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027647, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 583 people in Bahdo Chak: 310 men and 273 women, living in 110 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 810 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 182 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.31 per cent and women at 77.82 per cent. The census recorded 183 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 180 main workers, the largest group, 115, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 43 cultivators on their own land and 15 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahdo Chak's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 63 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (63 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 44 cultivators and 15 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 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

Bahdo Chak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dholowal, Madarpur, Paharo Chak and Khiyala.

What is the population of Bahdo Chak?

The population of Bahdo Chak was 583 at the 2011 census, living in 110 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Bahdo Chak have?

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