Badshahpurਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰ

Where is Badshahpur?

Badshahpur is a village in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhuri, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sherpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039614, and it covers 754 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,619 people in Badshahpur: 1,352 men and 1,267 women, living in 500 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 754 hectares, the population density works out to about 347 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 937 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 273, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 789 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.2 per cent and women at 59.09 per cent. The census recorded 1,013 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 918 main workers, the largest group, 474, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 355 cultivators on their own land and 78 agricultural labourers. A further 95 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badshahpur's land. Of the village's 754 hectares, 683 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (193 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (490 hectares). About 55 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 369 cultivators and 87 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. 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Badshahpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhuri, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dhuri, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mulowal, Ghanauri Kalan, Ranike and Ghanaur Kalan.

What is the population of Badshahpur?

The population of Badshahpur was 2,619 at the 2011 census, living in 500 households in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Badshahpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Badshahpur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.