Bhatoliਭਟੋਲੀ

Where is Bhatoli?

Bhatoli is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031288, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 526 people in Bhatoli: 270 men and 256 women, living in 113 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 317 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 948 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 87 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.55 per cent and women at 82.25 per cent. The census recorded 151 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 127 main workers, the largest group, 112, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 household industry workers and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhatoli's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 46 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 71 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 8 cultivators and 11 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 2 government primary schools, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhatoli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ram Nangal, Rauli, Dohar and Fatehpur.

What is the population of Bhatoli?

The population of Bhatoli was 526 at the 2011 census, living in 113 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhatoli have?

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