Bhuchhiਭੁੱਛੀ

Where is Bhuchhi?

Bhuchhi is a village in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032620, and it covers 107 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 286 people in Bhuchhi: 151 men and 135 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 107 hectares, the population density works out to about 267 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 31 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.69 per cent and women at 78.69 per cent. The census recorded 86 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 53, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 22 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhuchhi's land. Of the village's 107 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 16 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 53 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhuchhi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhunda, Hajipur, Mustfabad and Mehdoodan.

What is the population of Bhuchhi?

The population of Bhuchhi was 286 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Bhuchhi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhuchhi has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.