Bhakhariwalਭਖਰਿਵਲ

Where is Bhakhariwal?

Bhakhariwal is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028035, and it covers 483 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,466 people in Bhakhariwal: 777 men and 689 women, living in 276 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 483 hectares, the population density works out to about 304 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 887 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 173, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 28 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.72 per cent and women at 68.37 per cent. The census recorded 669 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 641 main workers, the largest group, 306, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 166 agricultural labourers and 103 cultivators on their own land. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhakhariwal's land. Of the village's 483 hectares, 430 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 424 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (34 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (390 hectares). About 53 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 106 cultivators and 168 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhakhariwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Attari, Khera Kotli and Nurowali.

What is the population of Bhakhariwal?

The population of Bhakhariwal was 1,466 at the 2011 census, living in 276 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhakhariwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhakhariwal has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.