Bundala Puranaਬੁਂਡਲਾ ਪੁਰਨਾ

Where is Bundala Purana?

Bundala Purana is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 3 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 034411, and it covers 236 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 589 people in Bundala Purana: 304 men and 285 women, living in 103 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 236 hectares, the population density works out to about 250 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 938 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 172 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.64 per cent and women at 74.19 per cent. The census recorded 184 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 175 main workers, the largest group, 104, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 40 other workers in trade, transport and services and 31 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bundala Purana's land. Of the village's 236 hectares, 208 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 202 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (202 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 105 cultivators and 33 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Bundala Purana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Zira, about 3 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 Lehra Rohi, Rotal Rohi, Mahianwala Purana and Mansurwal.

What is the population of Bundala Purana?

The population of Bundala Purana was 589 at the 2011 census, living in 103 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bundala Purana have?

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