Bathal Sehja Singhਬਥਲ ਸੇਹਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Bathal Sehja Singh?

Bathal Sehja Singh is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chohla Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037988, and it covers 193 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 710 people in Bathal Sehja Singh: 364 men and 346 women, living in 109 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 193 hectares, the population density works out to about 368 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 951 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 245 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.27 per cent and women at 62.95 per cent. The census recorded 265 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 207 main workers, the largest group, 106, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 53 agricultural labourers and 41 cultivators on their own land. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bathal Sehja Singh's land. Of the village's 193 hectares, 163 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (163 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 47 cultivators and 57 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 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Bathal Sehja Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chohla Sahib, Brahmpur, Khara and Sangatpur.

What is the population of Bathal Sehja Singh?

The population of Bathal Sehja Singh was 710 at the 2011 census, living in 109 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bathal Sehja Singh have?

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