Badaliਬਦਾਲੀ

Where is Badali?

Badali is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039099, and it covers 378 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,220 people in Badali: 1,179 men and 1,041 women, living in 422 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 378 hectares, the population density works out to about 587 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 220, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 944 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.59 per cent and women at 78.12 per cent. The census recorded 695 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 551 main workers, the largest group, 412, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 118 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 144 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badali's land. Of the village's 378 hectares, 262 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 60 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 53 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 120 cultivators and 29 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Badali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jandpur, Bajheri, Chandon Gobindgarh and Rora.

What is the population of Badali?

The population of Badali was 2,220 at the 2011 census, living in 422 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Badali have?

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