Bhala Pindਭਲਾ ਪਿੰਡ

Where is Bhala Pind?

Bhala Pind is a village in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Harsa Chhina community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037385, and it covers 531 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,051 people in Bhala Pind: 1,582 men and 1,469 women, living in 545 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 531 hectares, the population density works out to about 575 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 368, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,487 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.14 per cent and women at 62.49 per cent. The census recorded 947 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 802 main workers, the largest group, 431, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 198 cultivators on their own land and 130 agricultural labourers. A further 145 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhala Pind's land. Of the village's 531 hectares, 451 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (35 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (416 hectares). About 79 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 206 cultivators and 131 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhala Pind is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dalam, Mehlanwala, Harse Chhina and Rajjian.

What is the population of Bhala Pind?

The population of Bhala Pind was 3,051 at the 2011 census, living in 545 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Bhala Pind have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhala Pind has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.