Bhulewal Rathanਭੁਲੇਵਾਲ ਰਥਨ

Where is Bhulewal Rathan?

Bhulewal Rathan 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 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Bhulewal--Rathan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031830, and it covers 163 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 651 people in Bhulewal Rathan: 322 men and 329 women, living in 138 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 163 hectares, the population density works out to about 399 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1022 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 438 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.93 per cent and women at 76.9 per cent. The census recorded 196 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 173 main workers, the largest group, 67, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 58 agricultural labourers and 45 cultivators on their own land. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhulewal Rathan's land. Of the village's 163 hectares, 139 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 135 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (135 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 46 cultivators and 72 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 Rathan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Singhpur, Parsowal, Chanthu Brahmanan and Ghukharwal.

What is the population of Bhulewal Rathan?

The population of Bhulewal Rathan was 651 at the 2011 census, living in 138 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhulewal Rathan have?

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