Badhalਬਧਲ

Where is Badhal?

Badhal is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Badhal Lower, Badhal Upper gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038417, and it covers 291 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,009 people in Badhal: 528 men and 481 women, living in 197 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 291 hectares, the population density works out to about 346 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 97, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 201 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.68 per cent and women at 78.72 per cent. The census recorded 352 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 279 main workers, the largest group, 206, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 53 cultivators on their own land and 11 household industry workers. A further 73 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badhal's land. Of the village's 291 hectares, 169 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 146 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). About 111 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 57 cultivators and 31 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 2 government primary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Badhal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chandpur, Mehndali Kalan, Gajjpur and Mindhwan.

What is the population of Badhal?

The population of Badhal was 1,009 at the 2011 census, living in 197 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Badhal have?

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