Bhekhowalਭੇਖੋਵਾਲ

Where is Bhekhowal?

Bhekhowal is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Begpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030755, and it covers 345 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 223 people in Bhekhowal: 108 men and 115 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 345 hectares, the population density works out to about 65 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1065 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 125 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70 per cent and women at 67.62 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 37 main workers, the largest group, 21, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhekhowal's land. Of the village's 345 hectares, 278 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 216 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (216 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 17 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhekhowal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Begpur, Chhangla, Naraingarh and Nangal.

What is the population of Bhekhowal?

The population of Bhekhowal was 223 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhekhowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhekhowal has a government primary school and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.