Balelke Rohelaਬਲੇਲਕੇ ਰੋਹੇਲਾ

Where is Balelke Rohela?

Balelke Rohela is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034896, and it covers 135 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 434 people in Balelke Rohela: 233 men and 201 women, living in 91 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 135 hectares, the population density works out to about 322 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 357 people, about 82 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.52 per cent and women at 56.04 per cent. The census recorded 120 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 42, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 33 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 39 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balelke Rohela's land. Of the village's 135 hectares, 126 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (126 hectares). About 9 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 37 cultivators and 15 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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

Balelke Rohela 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 Balelke Hasal (266/336), Pir Bakhash Chohan, Thara Singhwala Uttar and Mohkam Arain.

What is the population of Balelke Rohela?

The population of Balelke Rohela was 434 at the 2011 census, living in 91 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Balelke Rohela have?

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