Ghatianwali Bodlaਘਟਿਆਂਵਾਲੀ ਬੋਡਲਾ

Where is Ghatianwali Bodla?

Ghatianwali Bodla is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and is served by the Ghattian Wala Bodla gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035028, and it covers 675 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,011 people in Ghatianwali Bodla: 1,065 men and 946 women, living in 468 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 675 hectares, the population density works out to about 298 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 242, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,592 people, about 79 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.14 per cent and women at 54.41 per cent. The census recorded 840 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 463 main workers, the largest group, 213, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 201 cultivators on their own land and 48 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 377 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghatianwali Bodla's land. Of the village's 675 hectares, 619 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (616 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 50 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 262 cultivators and 495 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Ghatianwali Bodla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 20 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 Aliana, Ghatianwali Jattan, Jhotianwali and Chak Kheowali.

What is the population of Ghatianwali Bodla?

The population of Ghatianwali Bodla was 2,011 at the 2011 census, living in 468 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Ghatianwali Bodla have?

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