Behlolpurਬੇਹਲੋਲਪੁਰ

Where is Behlolpur?

Behlolpur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027914, and it covers 124 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 545 people in Behlolpur: 271 men and 274 women, living in 104 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 124 hectares, the population density works out to about 440 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 109 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.16 per cent and women at 77.41 per cent. The census recorded 181 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 135 main workers, the largest group, 46, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 44 cultivators on their own land and 41 agricultural labourers. A further 46 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 124 hectares, 112 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (112 hectares). About 12 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 48 cultivators and 47 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Behlolpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kathiali, Khutha, Uchha Dhakala and Khuthi.

What is the population of Behlolpur?

The population of Behlolpur was 545 at the 2011 census, living in 104 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Behlolpur have?

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