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 21 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 031341, and it covers 73 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 357 people in Bhatoli: 177 men and 180 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 73 hectares, the population density works out to about 489 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1017 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 47 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.71 per cent and women at 86.42 per cent. The census recorded 80 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 80 main workers, the largest group, 65, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 15 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhatoli's land. Of the village's 73 hectares, 27 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 20 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (20 hectares). About 20 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 15 cultivators and 0 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhatoli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 21 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 Jharera, Bhabnaur and Kartoli.

What is the population of Bhatoli?

The population of Bhatoli was 357 at the 2011 census, living in 86 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. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.