Bahla (ਬਹਲਾ

Where is Bahla?

Bahla is a village in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and is served by the Ladhana Jhikka gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032117, and it covers 225 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 27 people in Bahla: 14 men and 13 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 225 hectares, the population density works out to about 12 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 11 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 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 54.55 per cent and women at 92.31 per cent. The census recorded 21 workers, about 78 per cent of the village. Of the 17 main workers, the largest group, 8, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 household industry workers and 4 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahla's land. Of the village's 225 hectares, 203 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (203 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 4 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Banga, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pathlawa, Gujjarpur Khurd, Ladhana Ucha and Paddi Matwali.

What is the population of Bahla?

The population of Bahla was 27 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bahla have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bahla has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.