Badholi Gujranਬਧੋਲੀ ਗੁਜਰਾਂ

Where is Badholi Gujran?

Badholi Gujran is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036970, and it covers 228 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 818 people in Badholi Gujran: 436 men and 382 women, living in 147 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 228 hectares, the population density works out to about 359 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 876 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 167 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.48 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 314 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 255 main workers, the largest group, 142, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 65 agricultural labourers and 36 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 59 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badholi Gujran's land. Of the village's 228 hectares, 193 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 184 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (30 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (154 hectares). About 29 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 150 cultivators and 70 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 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Badholi Gujran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sardargarh, Gopalpur, Daman Heri and Abdulpur.

What is the population of Badholi Gujran?

The population of Badholi Gujran was 818 at the 2011 census, living in 147 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Badholi Gujran have?

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