Bahadurgarhਬਹਾਦਰਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Bahadurgarh?

Bahadurgarh is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and is served by the Nimbuan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039335, and it covers 79 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 305 people in Bahadurgarh: 161 men and 144 women, living in 59 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 79 hectares, the population density works out to about 386 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 67 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.62 per cent and women at 60.5 per cent. The census recorded 176 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 174 main workers, the largest group, 89, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 48 cultivators on their own land and 32 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadurgarh's land. Of the village's 79 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 48 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (48 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 48 cultivators and 5 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadurgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nimbuan, Haripur Hinduan, Rampur Sainian and Haibatpur.

What is the population of Bahadurgarh?

The population of Bahadurgarh was 305 at the 2011 census, living in 59 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bahadurgarh have?

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