Bhadakਭਡਕ

Where is Bhadak?

Bhadak 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 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036961, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 807 people in Bhadak: 441 men and 366 women, living in 183 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 640 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 830 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 95, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 242 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.61 per cent and women at 69.47 per cent. The census recorded 315 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 281 main workers, the largest group, 234, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadak's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 99 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (50 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (49 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 37 cultivators and 16 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhadak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 2 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 Jakhran, Khandoli, Dhindsa and Jandauli.

What is the population of Bhadak?

The population of Bhadak was 807 at the 2011 census, living in 183 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bhadak have?

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