Illahi Bakhash Bodlaਇੱਲਹੀ ਬਖਸ਼ ਬੋਡਲਾ

Where is Illahi Bakhash Bodla?

Illahi Bakhash Bodla is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Iilahi Bakhash Bodla gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034823, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 170 people in Illahi Bakhash Bodla: 86 men and 84 women, living in 29 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 183 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 977 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 170 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.1 per cent and women at 52.78 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 55 per cent of the village. Of the 55 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 38 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Illahi Bakhash Bodla's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 33 cultivators and 28 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Illahi Bakhash Bodla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dona Bhadru, Megha Panjgrain Hithar and Gudar Panjgrain.

What is the population of Illahi Bakhash Bodla?

The population of Illahi Bakhash Bodla was 170 at the 2011 census, living in 29 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Illahi Bakhash Bodla have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Illahi Bakhash Bodla has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.