Budha Thehਬੁਧਾ ਠੇਹ

Where is Budha Theh?

Budha Theh is a village in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 7 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 037437, and it covers 144 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,068 people in Budha Theh: 558 men and 510 women, living in 184 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 144 hectares, the population density works out to about 742 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 135, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 567 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.78 per cent and women at 66.74 per cent. The census recorded 346 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 256 main workers, the largest group, 154, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 93 cultivators on their own land and 6 household industry workers. A further 90 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Budha Theh's land. Of the village's 144 hectares, 126 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (22 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 99 cultivators and 81 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Budha Theh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Majitha, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhangwan (326) and Borewal Afgana.

What is the population of Budha Theh?

The population of Budha Theh was 1,068 at the 2011 census, living in 184 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Budha Theh have?

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