Farm Bahadurgarhਫਰਮ ਬਹਾਦਰਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Farm Bahadurgarh?

Farm Bahadurgarh is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 10 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 036502, and it covers 205 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 594 people in Farm Bahadurgarh: 324 men and 270 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 205 hectares, the population density works out to about 290 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 833 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 95, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 52 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.76 per cent and women at 59.31 per cent. The census recorded 121 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 120 main workers, the largest group, 102, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Farm Bahadurgarh's land. Of the village's 205 hectares, 164 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (164 hectares). About 41 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 2 cultivators and 17 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. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Farm Bahadurgarh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 10 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 Chamarheri, Daun Kalan, Muradpur and Bhat Heri.

What is the population of Farm Bahadurgarh?

The population of Farm Bahadurgarh was 594 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Farm Bahadurgarh have?

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