Bahadurpur Fakiranਬਹਾਦਰਪੁਰ ਫਕਿਰਨ

Where is Bahadurpur Fakiran?

Bahadurpur Fakiran is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036736, and it covers 179 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,051 people in Bahadurpur Fakiran: 1,051 men and 1,000 women, living in 342 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 179 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,146 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 951 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 273, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 192 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.74 per cent and women at 61.19 per cent. The census recorded 703 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 366 main workers, the largest group, 200, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 71 agricultural labourers and 58 cultivators on their own land. A further 337 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadurpur Fakiran's land. Of the village's 179 hectares, 149 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (62 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 63 cultivators and 169 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadurpur Fakiran is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehaun, Hajipur, Bangran and Dudhan Sadhan.

What is the population of Bahadurpur Fakiran?

The population of Bahadurpur Fakiran was 2,051 at the 2011 census, living in 342 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bahadurpur Fakiran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bahadurpur Fakiran has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.