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Where is Bahadurwala?

Bahadurwala is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034152, and it covers 146 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 280 people in Bahadurwala: 149 men and 131 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 146 hectares, the population density works out to about 192 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 879 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 49 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.36 per cent and women at 70.25 per cent. The census recorded 87 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 household industry workers and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahadurwala's land. Of the village's 146 hectares, 134 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (134 hectares). About 12 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 42 cultivators and 8 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahadurwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ferozewala Bada and Kasana.

What is the population of Bahadurwala?

The population of Bahadurwala was 280 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Bahadurwala have?

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