Badarpurਬਦਰਪੁਰ

Where is Badarpur?

Badarpur is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 2 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 039038, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 646 people in Badarpur: 339 men and 307 women, living in 122 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 517 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 73, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 197 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.08 per cent and women at 79.34 per cent. The census recorded 235 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 234 main workers, the largest group, 165, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 7 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badarpur's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 112 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (112 hectares). About 12 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 59 cultivators and 3 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Badarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kurali, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalewal, Barauli, Goslan and Hasanpur.

What is the population of Badarpur?

The population of Badarpur was 646 at the 2011 census, living in 122 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Badarpur have?

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