Badal, Punjab
Badal | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 30°04′34″N 74°39′59″E / 30.0761°N 74.6664°E | |
Country | India |
State | Punjab |
Region of Punjab | Malwa |
District | Sri Muktsar Sahib |
Tehsil | Lambi |
Founded by | Badal Khan |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayat Raj |
• Body | Gram Panchayat |
Area | |
• Village | 14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Village | 3,473 |
• Village density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 152113 |
Area code | 01637244 |
Literacy | 67.49% |
Website | muktsar.nic.in |
Badal is a village situated in Punjab State of India. It is situated in Sri Muktsar Sahib District's Lambi Sub-Division (Tehsil). The village is famous for its political affiliations and is always a hotspot of many prominent Indian Political Parties. The main leaders of Shiromani Akali Aal (SAD) party namely Parkash Singh Badal (Former CM,Punjab), Sukhbir Singh Badal (Former Deputy CM, Punjab)and Harsimrat Kaur Badal (Union Cabinet Minister) belong to Village Badal. Also prominent leader of People's Party of Punjab (PPP)/ Congress Manpreet Singh Badal (Finance Minister, Punjab) belong to Village Badal. Village Badal is a multi-cultural village living in harmony with 4 Gurdwara, 2 Hindu Temples and 1 Mosque. Village Badal also boosts 2 Gyms and 4 Sports Stadiums for regular Sports activity.
Geography
Village Badal is situated at 59 km South from Sri Muktsar Sahib (District Headquarters), 8 km from Lambi (Sub-division/Tehsil headquarters) and 265 km from Chandigarh (State Capital). It is also 33 km from Bathinda City and 17 km from Mandi Dabwali, Haryana, India. Village Badal lies mere 17 km North of border with Haryana State of India and 25 km East of Rajasthan State of India.
Census 2011
According to Census 2011, Badal is a large village with total 686 families residing. The Badal village has population of 3473 of which 1863 are males while 1610 are females as per Population Census 2011.[1]
In Badal village population of children with age 0-6 is 412 which makes up 11.86% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Badal village is 864 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Badal as per census is 953, higher than state average of 846.[2]
Badal village has lower literacy rate compared to state. In 2011, literacy rate of Badal village was 67.49% compared to 75.84% of state. In Badal, Male literacy stands at 74.52% while female literacy rate was 59.26%.[3]
Healthcare and Old Age Home
Government Hospital
Village Badal have a well equipped and well staffed Government Hospital with 24/7 Emergency Service and Ambulance availability. The OPD department have well experienced and equipped doctors capable of diagnosing every kind of disease and treatment.
Baba Hira Das Ji Ayurvedic Hospital
Baba Hira Das Ji Ayurvedic Hospital provides diagnosing and treatment with Ayurvedic Medicines and have IPD department for serious cases.
Old-Age Home
Village Badal have an old-age home for needy senior citizens with 24/7 healthcare/ambulance service. The old age home have well behaving and well equipped residential rooms form senior citizens with regular monitoring of their food and heath.
Education
Colleges
- State Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences[4]
- Baba Hira Das Ji Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital[5]
- Dasmesh Girls College[6]
- Dasmesh Girls College of Education[7]
Schools
- Government Senior Secondary School, Badal
- 2 Government Primary Schools, Badal
- Mata Jaswant Kaur Memorial School, Badal (Only Boys)
- Dasmesh Girls Senior Secondary School, Badal (Only Girls (Boys up to 5th standard) [8]
Other Education Institutes
- Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre, Badal
- Punjab Sports Department, Badal
- Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) or Rural Institute for Vocational Taining, Badal
- Shooting Range, Badal
Stadiums
- Guru Gobind Singh Multipurpose Sports Stadium, Badal
- Guru Nanak Hockey Stadium, Badal
- 3 Unnamed Stadiums belonging to different organisations
Departments / Offices/Centers
Banks
- Central Bank of India (CBI), Badal
- Punjab & Sind Bank,Badal
- HDFC Bank, Badal
Agriculture and Food Related
- Bagbani Office, Badal
- Citrus Estate, Badal
- Milkfed Center, Badal
- Iffco Kisan Sewa Kendra, Badal
- Orange Processing and Sorting Center, Badal
Other
- BSNL Exchange, Badal
- PSPCL Power Grid, Badal
- Bharat Gas Agency, Badal
References
- ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/35312-badal-punjab.html
- ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/35312-badal-punjab.html
- ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/35312-badal-punjab.html
- ^ http://bfuhs.ac.in/COLLEGES/sinps_badal/index.htm
- ^ http://www.graupunjab.org/ayurvedic%20colleges.html
- ^ http://dcdc.puchd.ac.in/downloads/affiliated-colleges.pdf
- ^ http://dcdc.puchd.ac.in/downloads/affiliated-colleges.pdf
- ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140120/main7.htm