Bahadurpur Namakgiranਬਹਾਦਰਪੁਰ ਨਮਕਗਿਰਨ

Where is Bahadurpur Namakgiran?

Bahadurpur Namakgiran is a village in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 32 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Mahewan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036779, and it covers 69 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 279 people in Bahadurpur Namakgiran: 135 men and 144 women, living in 45 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 69 hectares, the population density works out to about 404 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1067 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 49.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.96 per cent and women at 34.71 per cent. The census recorded 73 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadurpur Namakgiran's land. Of the village's 69 hectares, 63 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 6 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 30 cultivators and 38 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadurpur Namakgiran is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 32 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 Chirwi, Chirwa and Salempur Balian.

What is the population of Bahadurpur Namakgiran?

The population of Bahadurpur Namakgiran was 279 at the 2011 census, living in 45 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bahadurpur Namakgiran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bahadurpur Namakgiran has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.