Bhadalwadhਭਾਦਲਵਾਢ

Where is Bhadalwadh?

Bhadalwadh is a village of Dhuri tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhuri, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhuri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039664, and it covers 362 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 991 people in Bhadalwadh: 515 men and 476 women, living in 205 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 362 hectares, the population density works out to about 273 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 107, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 323 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.02 per cent and women at 63.4 per cent. The census recorded 377 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 351 main workers, the largest group, 146, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 98 agricultural labourers and 79 cultivators on their own land. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadalwadh's land. Of the village's 362 hectares, 330 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (330 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 79 cultivators and 104 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 primary health sub-centre. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhadalwadh 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 8 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 Kaulseri, Bhojowali, Meerheri and Palasaur.

What is the population of Bhadalwadh?

The population of Bhadalwadh was 991 at the 2011 census, living in 205 households in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Bhadalwadh have?

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