Bahadurpur Miranwalaਬਹਾਦਰਪੁਰ ਮਿਰਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bahadurpur Miranwala?

Bahadurpur Miranwala is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 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 036689, and it covers 392 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,159 people in Bahadurpur Miranwala: 618 men and 541 women, living in 214 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 392 hectares, the population density works out to about 296 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 146, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 81 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.67 per cent and women at 65.05 per cent. The census recorded 324 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 304 main workers, the largest group, 181, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 102 cultivators on their own land and 17 agricultural labourers. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadurpur Miranwala's land. Of the village's 392 hectares, 348 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (348 hectares). About 42 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 102 cultivators and 30 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadurpur Miranwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarkara, Budhanpur, Naraingarh Urf Majra and Khaktan Kalan.

What is the population of Bahadurpur Miranwala?

The population of Bahadurpur Miranwala was 1,159 at the 2011 census, living in 214 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bahadurpur Miranwala have?

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