Bhagtana Tulianwalaਭਗਟਨਾ ਤੁਲਿਆਂਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bhagtana Tulianwala?

Bhagtana Tulianwala 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 12 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 028927, and it covers 259 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,047 people in Bhagtana Tulianwala: 541 men and 506 women, living in 184 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 259 hectares, the population density works out to about 404 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 136, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 244 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.17 per cent and women at 70.73 per cent. The census recorded 287 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 279 main workers, the largest group, 124, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 119 other workers in trade, transport and services and 34 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagtana Tulianwala's land. Of the village's 259 hectares, 236 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 136 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (44 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 23 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 128 cultivators and 35 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagtana Tulianwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 12 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 Bhagtana Boharwala, Maitla, Mera Ransinke and Haruwal.

What is the population of Bhagtana Tulianwala?

The population of Bhagtana Tulianwala was 1,047 at the 2011 census, living in 184 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhagtana Tulianwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhagtana Tulianwala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.