Behlolpurਬੇਹਲੋਲਪੁਰ

Where is Behlolpur?

Behlolpur is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028918, and it covers 142 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 634 people in Behlolpur: 346 men and 288 women, living in 115 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 142 hectares, the population density works out to about 446 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 832 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 8 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 71.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.71 per cent and women at 66.79 per cent. The census recorded 248 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 240 main workers, the largest group, 78, were household industry workers, ahead of 72 cultivators on their own land and 47 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behlolpur's land. Of the village's 142 hectares, 128 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (128 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 74 cultivators and 49 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 five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Behlolpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghuman, Choura, Haveli Khurd and Tapala.

What is the population of Behlolpur?

The population of Behlolpur was 634 at the 2011 census, living in 115 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Behlolpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Behlolpur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.