Babarpurਬਬਰਪੁਰ

Where is Babarpur?

Babarpur is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036400, and it covers 472 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,544 people in Babarpur: 840 men and 704 women, living in 321 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 472 hectares, the population density works out to about 327 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 838 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 167, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 456 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.37 per cent and women at 66.2 per cent. The census recorded 472 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 410 main workers, the largest group, 159, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 132 other workers in trade, transport and services and 109 agricultural labourers. A further 62 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Babarpur's land. Of the village's 472 hectares, 448 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (424 hectares). About 23 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 161 cultivators and 149 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, one government middle 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Babarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nabha, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Uplan, Todarwal, Naraingarh and Nauhra.

What is the population of Babarpur?

The population of Babarpur was 1,544 at the 2011 census, living in 321 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Babarpur have?

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