Wadala Bhitewadhਵਡਾਲਾ ਭਿਟੇਵਧ

Where is Wadala Bhitewadh?

Wadala Bhitewadh is a village of Amritsar II tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Verka community development block and is served by the Wadala--Bhitewadh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037601, and it covers 940 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,262 people in Wadala Bhitewadh: 2,266 men and 1,996 women, living in 851 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 940 hectares, the population density works out to about 453 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 496, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,006 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.99 per cent and women at 54.63 per cent. The census recorded 1,569 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 1,173 main workers, the largest group, 798, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 256 cultivators on their own land and 75 agricultural labourers. A further 396 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wadala Bhitewadh's land. Of the village's 940 hectares, 607 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (364 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (243 hectares). About 333 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 265 cultivators and 99 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Wadala Bhitewadh 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 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hamidpura, Gaunsabad, Basarke (358) (part) and Mahal Sub Urban.

What is the population of Wadala Bhitewadh?

The population of Wadala Bhitewadh was 4,262 at the 2011 census, living in 851 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Wadala Bhitewadh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Wadala Bhitewadh has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.