Bilimarਬਿਲਿਮਰ

Where is Bilimar (324/278)?

Bilimar (324/278) is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Bilimar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034843, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 308 people in Bilimar (324/278): 154 men and 154 women, living in 55 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 329 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 228 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.82 per cent and women at 69.78 per cent. The census recorded 175 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 95 main workers, the largest group, 59, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 36 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 80 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bilimar (324/278)'s land. Of the village's 94 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (89 hectares). About 5 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 59 cultivators and 28 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bilimar (324/278) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Sawaya Rai Hithar, Khereke Hithar, Sawaya Rai Uttar ( 286) and Duleke Nathuwala.

What is the population of Bilimar (324/278)?

The population of Bilimar (324/278) was 308 at the 2011 census, living in 55 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Bilimar (324/278) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bilimar (324/278) has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.