Bahadurpurਬਹਾਦਰਪੁਰ

Where is Bahadurpur?

Bahadurpur is a village in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khadur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038324, and it covers 219 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 417 people in Bahadurpur: 225 men and 192 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 219 hectares, the population density works out to about 190 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 853 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 127 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.11 per cent and women at 76.7 per cent. The census recorded 333 workers, about 80 per cent of the village. Of the 329 main workers, the largest group, 122, were household industry workers, ahead of 110 cultivators on their own land and 60 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadurpur's land. Of the village's 219 hectares, 198 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (198 hectares). About 21 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 110 cultivators and 60 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 anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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

Bahadurpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rayya, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khojkipur, Uppal, Ghagge and Fattehpur.

What is the population of Bahadurpur?

The population of Bahadurpur was 417 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bahadurpur have?

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