Rahme Shah Bodlaਰਹਮੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਬੋਡਲਾ

Where is Rahme Shah Bodla?

Rahme Shah Bodla 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 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Rahme Shsah Bodla gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034852, and it covers 137 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 725 people in Rahme Shah Bodla: 387 men and 338 women, living in 139 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 137 hectares, the population density works out to about 528 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 557 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.95 per cent and women at 51.53 per cent. The census recorded 259 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 229 main workers, the largest group, 182, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 39 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 30 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rahme Shah Bodla's land. Of the village's 137 hectares, 125 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (84 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (42 hectares). About 12 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 42 cultivators and 22 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. 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 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

Rahme Shah Bodla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 12 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 Sulla, Sheikh Shaman, Khere Ke Uttar and Tilu Arain.

What is the population of Rahme Shah Bodla?

The population of Rahme Shah Bodla was 725 at the 2011 census, living in 139 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Rahme Shah Bodla have?

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