Bir Bholuwalaਬੀੜ ਭੋਲੂਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bir Bholuwala?

Bir Bholuwala is a village of Faridkot tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Faridkot, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Faridkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035554, and it covers 415 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 425 people in Bir Bholuwala: 215 men and 210 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 415 hectares, the population density works out to about 102 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 977 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 114 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.74 per cent and women at 71.13 per cent. The census recorded 163 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 136 main workers, the largest group, 72, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 42 other workers in trade, transport and services and 19 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Bholuwala's land. Of the village's 415 hectares, 376 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (376 hectares). About 28 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 73 cultivators and 31 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, 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Bholuwala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Faridkot, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Faridkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pipli, Bholuwala, Rajowala and Pakhi Kalan.

What is the population of Bir Bholuwala?

The population of Bir Bholuwala was 425 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Bir Bholuwala have?

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