Killi Bodlaਕਿੱਲੀ ਬੋਡਲਾ

Where is Killi Bodla?

Killi Bodla is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034336, and it covers 333 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 805 people in Killi Bodla: 432 men and 373 women, living in 153 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 333 hectares, the population density works out to about 242 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 231 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.21 per cent and women at 63.95 per cent. The census recorded 256 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 254 main workers, the largest group, 152, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 66 agricultural labourers and 36 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Killi Bodla's land. Of the village's 333 hectares, 309 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (133 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (176 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 152 cultivators and 68 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.

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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Killi Bodla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Behk Walayat Shah, Behk Fattu, Behk Pasarian and Lohke Kalan.

What is the population of Killi Bodla?

The population of Killi Bodla was 805 at the 2011 census, living in 153 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Killi Bodla have?

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