Bhadalਭਡਲ

Where is Bhadal?

Bhadal is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Khem Karan, about 19 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 038096, and it covers 303 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,223 people in Bhadal: 653 men and 570 women, living in 207 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 303 hectares, the population density works out to about 403 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 164, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 386 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.3 per cent and women at 46.45 per cent. The census recorded 397 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 382 main workers, the largest group, 194, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 132 agricultural labourers and 55 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadal's land. Of the village's 303 hectares, 278 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (278 hectares). About 26 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 137 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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

Bhadal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khem Karan, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajoke and Lakhna.

What is the population of Bhadal?

The population of Bhadal was 1,223 at the 2011 census, living in 207 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bhadal have?

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