Bara Bande Mehalਬੜਾ ਬਂਡੇ ਮੇਹਲ

Where is Bara Bande Mehal?

Bara Bande Mehal is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038675, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 559 people in Bara Bande Mehal: 287 men and 272 women, living in 109 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 548 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 948 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 294 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.11 per cent and women at 78.69 per cent. The census recorded 183 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 51, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 household industry workers and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 100 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Bande Mehal's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 53 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 17 cultivators and 39 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bara Bande Mehal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bari Railon, Mansuha Kalan, Samrala and Mahlan.

What is the population of Bara Bande Mehal?

The population of Bara Bande Mehal was 559 at the 2011 census, living in 109 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bara Bande Mehal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bara Bande Mehal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.