Bathlour Khadਬਥਲੌਰ ਖੱਡ

Where is Bathlour Khad?

Bathlour Khad is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and is served by the Khad Bathlour Lower, Khad Bathlour Upper gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038494, and it covers 1,039 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 735 people in Bathlour Khad: 380 men and 355 women, living in 146 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,039 hectares, the population density works out to about 71 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 112, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 141 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.75 per cent and women at 57.58 per cent. The census recorded 187 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 76 main workers, the largest group, 44, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 111 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bathlour Khad's land. Of the village's 1,039 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 66 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (66 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 86 cultivators and 42 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bathlour Khad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Khatana, Garh Bagga, Rajgiri and Tibba Tapprian.

What is the population of Bathlour Khad?

The population of Bathlour Khad was 735 at the 2011 census, living in 146 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bathlour Khad have?

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