Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalidਦਰਗਹ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਖਲਿਡ ਬਿਂਵਲਿਡ

Where is Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid?

Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 14 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 038665, and it covers 212 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 389 people in Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid: 201 men and 188 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 212 hectares, the population density works out to about 183 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 360 people, about 93 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.46 per cent and women at 47.83 per cent. The census recorded 144 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 103 main workers, the largest group, 69, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 25 agricultural labourers and 9 household industry workers. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid's land. Of the village's 212 hectares, 20 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (20 hectares). About 12 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 1 cultivators and 60 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khalidpur, Hussainpur, Majri and Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad.

What is the population of Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid?

The population of Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid was 389 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dargah Shah Khalid Binwalid has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.