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Where is Bandianwala?

Bandianwala is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028247, and it covers 257 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 685 people in Bandianwala: 330 men and 355 women, living in 112 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 257 hectares, the population density works out to about 267 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1076 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 95, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.7 per cent and women at 68.11 per cent. The census recorded 204 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 198 main workers, the largest group, 139, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 37 other workers in trade, transport and services and 22 cultivators on their own land. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bandianwala's land. Of the village's 257 hectares, 232 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (232 hectares). About 22 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 22 cultivators and 141 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bandianwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gurdas Nangal, Kalianpur, Japowal and Sandhwan.

What is the population of Bandianwala?

The population of Bandianwala was 685 at the 2011 census, living in 112 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bandianwala have?

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