Bodiwala Kharak Singhਬੋਡੀਵਾਲਾ ਖਰਕ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Bodiwala Kharak Singh?

Bodiwala Kharak Singh is a village of Malout tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035254, and it covers 1,099 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,401 people in Bodiwala Kharak Singh: 1,795 men and 1,606 women, living in 637 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,099 hectares, the population density works out to about 309 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 436, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,387 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.23 per cent and women at 57.34 per cent. The census recorded 1,161 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 884 main workers, the largest group, 485, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 268 agricultural labourers and 127 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 277 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bodiwala Kharak Singh's land. Of the village's 1,099 hectares, 1,009 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,009 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. The census recorded 497 cultivators and 510 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bodiwala Kharak Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ratta Khera, Raniwala, Alamwala and Patti Karam.

What is the population of Bodiwala Kharak Singh?

The population of Bodiwala Kharak Singh was 3,401 at the 2011 census, living in 637 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Bodiwala Kharak Singh have?

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