Budhanpurਬੁਧਨਪੁਰ

Where is Budhanpur?

Budhanpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036547, and it covers 262 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 691 people in Budhanpur: 366 men and 325 women, living in 106 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 262 hectares, the population density works out to about 264 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 180 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.7 per cent and women at 68.53 per cent. The census recorded 218 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 94 main workers, the largest group, 73, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers. A further 124 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Budhanpur's land. Of the village's 262 hectares, 240 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (27 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (213 hectares). About 22 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 104 cultivators and 74 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Budhanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 9 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 Raipur, Jalalpur, Mithu Majra and Chaura.

What is the population of Budhanpur?

The population of Budhanpur was 691 at the 2011 census, living in 106 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Budhanpur have?

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