Bahoraਬਹੋਰਾ

Where is Bahora?

Bahora is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039362, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 216 people in Bahora: 120 men and 96 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 260 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 800 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.43 per cent and women at 47.73 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 45, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahora's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 46 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (46 hectares). About 37 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 45 cultivators and 1 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 ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahora is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ibrahimpura, Amlala, Paragpur and Bakkarpur.

What is the population of Bahora?

The population of Bahora was 216 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bahora have?

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