Bir Bahadurgarhਬਿਰ ਬਹਾਦਰਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Bir Bahadurgarh?

Bir Bahadurgarh is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036541, and it covers 171 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 370 people in Bir Bahadurgarh: 201 men and 169 women, living in 80 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 171 hectares, the population density works out to about 216 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 841 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 233 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.35 per cent and women at 65.1 per cent. The census recorded 118 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 86 main workers, the largest group, 39, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 28 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 cultivators on their own land. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Bahadurgarh's land. Of the village's 171 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (114 hectares). About 47 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 17 cultivators and 51 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Bahadurgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shekhpura, Smashpur, Nasirpur and Mehmoodpur Jattan.

What is the population of Bir Bahadurgarh?

The population of Bir Bahadurgarh was 370 at the 2011 census, living in 80 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bir Bahadurgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Bahadurgarh has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.