Bodel Pire Keਬੋਡੇਲ ਪਿਰੇ ਕੇ

Where is Bodel Pire Ke?

Bodel Pire Ke is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 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 034905, and it covers 242 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 378 people in Bodel Pire Ke: 187 men and 191 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 242 hectares, the population density works out to about 156 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1021 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 364 people, about 96 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.68 per cent and women at 48.21 per cent. The census recorded 153 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 61 main workers, the largest group, 49, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 92 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bodel Pire Ke's land. Of the village's 242 hectares, 232 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (232 hectares). About 11 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 49 cultivators and 45 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. 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

Bodel Pire Ke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 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 Mahmud Khanke, Pireke Uttar, Pireke Hithar and Dhandi Khurd.

What is the population of Bodel Pire Ke?

The population of Bodel Pire Ke was 378 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Bodel Pire Ke have?

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