Bhadal Thuhaਭਾਦਲ ਥੂਹਾ

Where is Bhadal Thuha?

Bhadal Thuha is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032809, and it covers 583 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,338 people in Bhadal Thuha: 1,775 men and 1,563 women, living in 688 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 583 hectares, the population density works out to about 573 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 330, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 906 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81 per cent and women at 69.85 per cent. The census recorded 1,107 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,018 main workers, the largest group, 637, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 245 cultivators on their own land and 80 household industry workers. A further 89 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhadal Thuha's land. Of the village's 583 hectares, 492 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (66 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (426 hectares). About 91 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 248 cultivators and 72 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 2 government primary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Bhadal Thuha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amloh, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nurpura, Haripur, Bhagwanpura and Baina Buland.

What is the population of Bhadal Thuha?

The population of Bhadal Thuha was 3,338 at the 2011 census, living in 688 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Bhadal Thuha have?

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