Budhewalਬੁਧੇਵਾਲ

Where is Budhewal?

Budhewal is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031124, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 313 people in Budhewal: 162 men and 151 women, living in 67 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 580 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 125 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.04 per cent and women at 81.34 per cent. The census recorded 78 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 76 main workers, the largest group, 46, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Budhewal's land. Of the village's 54 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (44 hectares). About 10 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 28 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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

Budhewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fattuwal, Trangalian, Kharak Balrah and Piru Chak.

What is the population of Budhewal?

The population of Budhewal was 313 at the 2011 census, living in 67 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Budhewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Budhewal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.