Bodiwala Pithaਬੋਡੀਵਾਲਾ ਪਿਥਾ

Where is Bodiwala Pitha?

Bodiwala Pitha is a village in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khuian Sarwar community development block and is served by the Bodiwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035079, and it covers 1,161 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,795 people in Bodiwala Pitha: 1,464 men and 1,331 women, living in 552 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,161 hectares, the population density works out to about 241 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 351, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 452 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.93 per cent and women at 59.78 per cent. The census recorded 1,129 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,014 main workers, the largest group, 470, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 284 cultivators on their own land and 243 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 115 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bodiwala Pitha's land. Of the village's 1,161 hectares, 1,068 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,068 hectares). About 10 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 310 cultivators and 547 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bodiwala Pitha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Katehra, Khui Khera, Kamalwala and Sajrana.

What is the population of Bodiwala Pitha?

The population of Bodiwala Pitha was 2,795 at the 2011 census, living in 552 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Bodiwala Pitha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bodiwala Pitha has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.