Bhoghewalaਭੋਘੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bhoghewala?

Bhoghewala is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034423, and it covers 122 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 245 people in Bhoghewala: 131 men and 114 women, living in 50 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 122 hectares, the population density works out to about 201 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.69 per cent and women at 65.71 per cent. The census recorded 122 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 88 main workers, the largest group, 64, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 agricultural labourers and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhoghewala's land. Of the village's 122 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 95 cultivators and 13 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

Bhoghewala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Zira, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Amargarh Bandian, Mohar, Malhuwala and Sherpur Takhtuwala.

What is the population of Bhoghewala?

The population of Bhoghewala was 245 at the 2011 census, living in 50 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bhoghewala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhoghewala has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.