Bazidpurਬਜ਼ਿਡਪੁਰ

Where is Bazidpur?

Bazidpur is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 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 038822, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 966 people in Bazidpur: 482 men and 484 women, living in 186 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 611 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1004 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 113, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 91 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.38 per cent and women at 81.26 per cent. The census recorded 338 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 266 main workers, the largest group, 132, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 55 cultivators on their own land and 55 agricultural labourers. A further 72 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bazidpur's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 132 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 63 cultivators and 75 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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

Bazidpur 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 8 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 Rashidpur, Dhumewal, Salahpur and Hafizabad.

What is the population of Bazidpur?

The population of Bazidpur was 966 at the 2011 census, living in 186 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bazidpur have?

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