Bholਭੋਲ

Where is Bhol?

Bhol is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028578, and it covers 412 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 605 people in Bhol: 323 men and 282 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 412 hectares, the population density works out to about 147 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 32 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.29 per cent and women at 62.4 per cent. The census recorded 186 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 167 main workers, the largest group, 131, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 household industry workers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhol's land. Of the village's 412 hectares, 322 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (322 hectares). About 90 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 132 cultivators and 13 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhol is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kapura, Bagha, Balarwal and Khokhowal.

What is the population of Bhol?

The population of Bhol was 605 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhol have?

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