Badal, Punjab Explained

Badal
Settlement Type:Village
Image Alt:Village Badal
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:30.0761°N 74.6664°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:Region of Punjab
Subdivision Name2:Malwa
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sri Muktsar Sahib
Subdivision Type4:Tehsil
Subdivision Name4:Lambi
Government Type:Panchayat Raj
Governing Body:Gram Panchayat
Leader Title:Gram Pradhan (Village head)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Blank1 Title:Village
Area Blank1 Km2:14.95
Population As Of:2011
Population Blank1 Title:Village
Population Blank1:3,473
Population Density Blank1 Km2:auto
Population Density Blank1 Sq Mi:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:152113
Area Code:01637244
Registration Plate:PB 30
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:67.49%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha Constituency
Website:muktsar.nic.in

Badal is a village situated in the Lambi tehsil of the Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. 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)[1] 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 four Gurdwara, two Hindu Temples and one Mosque. Village Badal also boasts two gyms and four 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 16 km from nearest city gidderbaha & 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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Badal had 686 households comprising a population of 3473, of which 1863 were males and 1610 were females. There were 412 children aged 0–6 and the Average Sex Ratio was 864. The literacy rate was 67.49%, with male literacy standing at 74.52% and that for females being literacy rate was 59.26%.

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

Badal Village 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

Schools

Other Education Institutes

Stadiums

Notes and References

  1. Archit Watts, In Muktsar hinterland, it’s Punjab CM’s native village that glitters, The Tribune, 20 January 2014
  2. Web site: Home . 8 December 2017 . 9 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044141/http://bfuhs.ac.in/COLLEGES/sinps_badal/index.htm . live .
  3. Web site: Guru Ravidas Ayurved University Punjab Hoshiarpur . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515091917/http://www.graupunjab.org/ayurvedic%20colleges.html . 15 May 2021 . 8 December 2017.
  4. http://dcdc.puchd.ac.in/downloads/affiliated-colleges.pdf List of Colleges (as on 1st July, 2016)
  5. http://dcdc.puchd.ac.in/downloads/affiliated-colleges.pdf List of Colleges
  6. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News . 8 December 2017 . 22 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222210326/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140120/main7.htm . live .