Badshahpurਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Badshahpur?

Badshahpur is a village of Patran tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghagga, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036295, and it covers 390 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,093 people in Badshahpur: 1,087 men and 1,006 women, living in 399 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 390 hectares, the population density works out to about 537 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 257, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,042 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.97 per cent and women at 59.73 per cent. The census recorded 758 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 475 main workers, the largest group, 166, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 153 other workers in trade, transport and services and 141 cultivators on their own land. A further 283 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badshahpur's land. Of the village's 390 hectares, 390 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (390 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 143 cultivators and 369 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Badshahpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghagga, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dawarkapur, Harchandpura, Rampur Parta and Nirmal Kot.

What is the population of Badshahpur?

The population of Badshahpur was 2,093 at the 2011 census, living in 399 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Badshahpur have?

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