Bahadhar Nagarਬਹਧਰ ਨਗਰ

Where is Bahadhar Nagar?

Bahadhar Nagar is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khem Karan, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Valtoha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038133, and it covers 680 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 800 people in Bahadhar Nagar: 423 men and 377 women, living in 145 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 680 hectares, the population density works out to about 118 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 87 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.17 per cent and women at 56.06 per cent. The census recorded 247 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 239 main workers, the largest group, 197, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 38 agricultural labourers and 3 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadhar Nagar's land. Of the village's 680 hectares, 595 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (595 hectares). About 85 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 198 cultivators and 45 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 2 government primary schools, 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. 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 cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadhar Nagar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Khem Karan, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jodh Singhwala, Dassuwal, Gajjal and Maneke Jand.

What is the population of Bahadhar Nagar?

The population of Bahadhar Nagar was 800 at the 2011 census, living in 145 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bahadhar Nagar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bahadhar Nagar has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.