Bara Gadhramਬੜਾ ਗਧਰਮ

Where is Bara Gadhram?

Bara Gadhram is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038856, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 258 people in Bara Gadhram: 137 men and 121 women, living in 50 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 349 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 63 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.8 per cent and women at 73.83 per cent. The census recorded 94 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 66, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Gadhram's land. Of the village's 74 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 21 cultivators and 4 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bara Gadhram is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur Bet, Gagon, Talapur and Dehar.

What is the population of Bara Gadhram?

The population of Bara Gadhram was 258 at the 2011 census, living in 50 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bara Gadhram have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bara Gadhram has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.