Badalਬਾਦਲ

Where is Badal?

Badal is a village in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dabwali, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lambi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035312, and it covers 1,495 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,473 people in Badal: 1,863 men and 1,610 women, living in 686 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,495 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 412, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,279 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.52 per cent and women at 59.26 per cent. The census recorded 1,524 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 1,356 main workers, the largest group, 761, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 353 agricultural labourers and 219 cultivators on their own land. A further 168 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badal's land. Of the village's 1,495 hectares, 1,375 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,375 hectares). About 99 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 227 cultivators and 463 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Badal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dabwali, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gaggar, Bhagu, Mithri Budhgir and Kheowali.

What is the population of Badal?

The population of Badal was 3,473 at the 2011 census, living in 686 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Badal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Badal has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.