Bathonian Kalanਬਥੋਨਿਆਂ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Bathonian Kalan?

Bathonian Kalan is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036952, and it covers 351 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,864 people in Bathonian Kalan: 991 men and 873 women, living in 357 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 351 hectares, the population density works out to about 531 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 239, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 673 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.5 per cent and women at 66.05 per cent. The census recorded 604 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 561 main workers, the largest group, 353, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 100 agricultural labourers and 97 cultivators on their own land. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bathonian Kalan's land. Of the village's 351 hectares, 299 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 295 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (295 hectares). About 52 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 101 cultivators and 123 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, 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.

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

Bathonian Kalan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jakhepal, Bathonian Khurd, Bivipur and Khanpur Baring.

What is the population of Bathonian Kalan?

The population of Bathonian Kalan was 1,864 at the 2011 census, living in 357 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bathonian Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bathonian Kalan has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.