Bularaਬੁਲਾਰਾ

Where is Bulara?

Bulara is a village in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jandiala, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarsika community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037758, and it covers 168 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,046 people in Bulara: 536 men and 510 women, living in 206 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 168 hectares, the population density works out to about 623 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 951 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 103, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 186 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.5 per cent and women at 64.64 per cent. The census recorded 440 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 355 main workers, the largest group, 119, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 113 agricultural labourers and 93 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 85 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bulara's land. Of the village's 168 hectares, 153 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (99 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 15 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 129 cultivators and 118 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Bulara is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jandiala, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarai, Taharpur, Bhattike and Bhoe.

What is the population of Bulara?

The population of Bulara was 1,046 at the 2011 census, living in 206 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Bulara have?

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