Bakhu Shahਬਖੁ ਸ਼ਾਹ

Where is Bakhu Shah?

Bakhu Shah is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035101, and it covers 129 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 531 people in Bakhu Shah: 260 men and 271 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 129 hectares, the population density works out to about 412 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1042 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 522 people, about 98 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.53 per cent and women at 56.12 per cent. The census recorded 150 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 150 main workers, the largest group, 147, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bakhu Shah's land. Of the village's 129 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 11 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 2 cultivators and 147 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bakhu Shah is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Muhammad Usman, Khokhar, Muhammad Pira and Jiwanpura.

What is the population of Bakhu Shah?

The population of Bakhu Shah was 531 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Bakhu Shah have?

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