Bulewalਬੁਲੇਵਲ

Where is Bulewal?

Bulewal is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028074, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 888 people in Bulewal: 463 men and 425 women, living in 178 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 871 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 111, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 334 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.2 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 276 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 259 main workers, the largest group, 102, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 81 cultivators on their own land and 55 agricultural labourers. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bulewal's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 82 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (51 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (31 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 82 cultivators and 58 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, 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bulewal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Doburji, Godharpur, Rajuwal and Chhina.

What is the population of Bulewal?

The population of Bulewal was 888 at the 2011 census, living in 178 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bulewal have?

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