Balelke Hasalਬਲੇਲਕੇ ਹਸਲ

Where is Balelke Hasal (266/336)?

Balelke Hasal (266/336) is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Balelke Hasal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034895, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 192 people in Balelke Hasal (266/336): 96 men and 96 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 103 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 121 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.93 per cent and women at 58.97 per cent. The census recorded 50 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 50 main workers, the largest group, 27, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balelke Hasal (266/336)'s land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (170 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 19 cultivators and 4 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 middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Balelke Hasal (266/336) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thara Singhwala Uttar, Balelke Rohela, Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334) and Pir Bakhash Chohan.

What is the population of Balelke Hasal (266/336)?

The population of Balelke Hasal (266/336) was 192 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Balelke Hasal (266/336) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Balelke Hasal (266/336) has a government middle school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.