Bhullar Hansਭੁੱਲਰ ਹਂਸ

Where is Bhullar Hans?

Bhullar Hans is a village in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037513, and it covers 208 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 825 people in Bhullar Hans: 443 men and 382 women, living in 163 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 208 hectares, the population density works out to about 397 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 862 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 99, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 165 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.1 per cent and women at 67.26 per cent. The census recorded 358 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 279 main workers, the largest group, 166, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 72 cultivators on their own land and 30 agricultural labourers. A further 79 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhullar Hans's land. Of the village's 208 hectares, 182 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (182 hectares). About 26 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 79 cultivators and 58 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 anganwadi centre and 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Bhullar Hans is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Majitha, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhadde, Kot Hride Ram, Mian Pandher and Ram Diwali Hinduan.

What is the population of Bhullar Hans?

The population of Bhullar Hans was 825 at the 2011 census, living in 163 households in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Bhullar Hans have?

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