Budha Balaਬੁਧਾ ਬਾਲਾ

Where is Budha Bala?

Budha Bala is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 20 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 028498, and it covers 48 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 408 people in Budha Bala: 218 men and 190 women, living in 70 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 48 hectares, the population density works out to about 850 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 221 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.43 per cent and women at 54.72 per cent. The census recorded 83 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 75 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Budha Bala's land. Of the village's 48 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 36 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (36 hectares). About 6 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 29 cultivators and 50 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Budha Bala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 20 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 Noon, Munan, Fattu Barkat and Phulara.

What is the population of Budha Bala?

The population of Budha Bala was 408 at the 2011 census, living in 70 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Budha Bala have?

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