Bhagtana Boharwalaਭਗਟਨਾ ਬੋਹੜਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bhagtana Boharwala?

Bhagtana Boharwala is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. 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 028926, and it covers 360 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,004 people in Bhagtana Boharwala: 540 men and 464 women, living in 186 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 360 hectares, the population density works out to about 279 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 859 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 130, about 13 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 64.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.03 per cent and women at 61.52 per cent. The census recorded 520 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 449 main workers, the largest group, 378, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 48 other workers in trade, transport and services and 19 cultivators on their own land. A further 71 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagtana Boharwala's land. Of the village's 360 hectares, 301 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 142 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (115 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 59 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 25 cultivators and 417 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagtana Boharwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Mera Ransinke, Bhagtana Tulianwala, Shahpur Goraya and Maitla.

What is the population of Bhagtana Boharwala?

The population of Bhagtana Boharwala was 1,004 at the 2011 census, living in 186 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhagtana Boharwala have?

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