Bohar Wadalaਬੋਹੜ ਵਡਾਲਾ

Where is Bohar Wadala?

Bohar Wadala is a village in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 18 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 027965, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 527 people in Bohar Wadala: 285 men and 242 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 479 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 849 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 73 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.31 per cent and women at 71.82 per cent. The census recorded 151 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 147 main workers, the largest group, 73, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 49 agricultural labourers and 21 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bohar Wadala's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (27 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 74 cultivators and 51 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bohar Wadala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 18 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 Shahur and Chandu Wadala.

What is the population of Bohar Wadala?

The population of Bohar Wadala was 527 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bohar Wadala have?

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