Bahbalpurਬਹਬਲਪੁਰ

Where is Bahbalpur?

Bahbalpur is a village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038927, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 548 people in Bahbalpur: 289 men and 259 women, living in 111 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 415 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 256 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.77 per cent and women at 74.58 per cent. The census recorded 137 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 24, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 95 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahbalpur's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 117 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (117 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 17 cultivators and 53 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. 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahbalpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tajpur, Chalaki, Rambagh and Rampur Mehrab.

What is the population of Bahbalpur?

The population of Bahbalpur was 548 at the 2011 census, living in 111 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bahbalpur have?

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