Bhuchhਭੁਛ

Where is Bhuchh?

Bhuchh is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028387, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 426 people in Bhuchh: 239 men and 187 women, living in 83 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 270 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 782 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 10 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 85.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.89 per cent and women at 82.25 per cent. The census recorded 208 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 171 main workers, the largest group, 98, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 65 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 37 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhuchh's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 119 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 36 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 70 cultivators and 8 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 2 government primary schools and 2 government middle schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhuchh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhurian Sainian, Pero Langah, Jati Sarai and Sarwarpur Salho.

What is the population of Bhuchh?

The population of Bhuchh was 426 at the 2011 census, living in 83 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhuchh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhuchh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.