Bhulewal Gujranਭੁਲੇਵਾਲ ਗੁਜਰਨ

Where is Bhulewal Gujran?

Bhulewal Gujran is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Bhulewal--Gujran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031852, and it covers 153 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 341 people in Bhulewal Gujran: 188 men and 153 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 153 hectares, the population density works out to about 223 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 814 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.12 per cent and women at 76.15 per cent. The census recorded 121 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 118 main workers, the largest group, 75, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhulewal Gujran's land. Of the village's 153 hectares, 119 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 106 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 38 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhulewal Gujran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur, Mehmadwal, Nurpur and Jandoli.

What is the population of Bhulewal Gujran?

The population of Bhulewal Gujran was 341 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhulewal Gujran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhulewal Gujran has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.