Behdalaਬੇਹਡਲਾ

Where is Behdala?

Behdala is a village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and is served by the Behdali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038947, and it covers 63 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 46 people in Behdala: 35 men and 11 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 7.7 people per household. Spread over its 63 hectares, the population density works out to about 73 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 314 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 10 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 46.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 51.52 per cent and women at 25 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 72 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 26, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behdala's land. Of the village's 63 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 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 4 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. 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. 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

Behdala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kurali, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Behdali, Paprali, Dhianpura and Bhagowal.

What is the population of Behdala?

The population of Behdala was 46 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Behdala have?

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