Bahladpurਬਹਲਡਪੁਰ

Where is Bahladpur?

Bahladpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 12 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 027579, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 449 people in Bahladpur: 234 men and 215 women, living in 85 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 365 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 919 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 120 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.7 per cent and women at 72.19 per cent. The census recorded 151 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 151 main workers, the largest group, 63, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 59 other workers in trade, transport and services and 29 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahladpur's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (49 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (24 hectares). About 50 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 63 cultivators and 29 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahladpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 12 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 Wadala, Haibo, Khani Khui and Milwan.

What is the population of Bahladpur?

The population of Bahladpur was 449 at the 2011 census, living in 85 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Bahladpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bahladpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.