Bholluwalaਭੋੱਲੁਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bholluwala?

Bholluwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mudki, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034458, and it covers 381 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,112 people in Bholluwala: 584 men and 528 women, living in 210 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 381 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 454 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.96 per cent and women at 56.33 per cent. The census recorded 369 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 361 main workers, the largest group, 177, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 111 agricultural labourers and 64 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bholluwala's land. Of the village's 381 hectares, 355 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (25 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (330 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 179 cultivators and 114 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bholluwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mudki, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lalle, Jawahar Singhwala, Tumbar Bhan and Machhi Bugra.

What is the population of Bholluwala?

The population of Bholluwala was 1,112 at the 2011 census, living in 210 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bholluwala have?

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