Gazi Bhatoliਗਜ਼ੀ ਭਟੋਲੀ

Where is Gazi Bhatoli?

Gazi Bhatoli is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Gag Jallo gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031013, and it covers 97 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 124 people in Gazi Bhatoli: 67 men and 57 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 7.3 people per household. Spread over its 97 hectares, the population density works out to about 128 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.03 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 32 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 32 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gazi Bhatoli's land. Of the village's 97 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 34 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (34 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 1 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 within five kilometres.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gazi Bhatoli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 11 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 Biru Chak, Mehar Bhatoli, Raghowal and Makhowal.

What is the population of Gazi Bhatoli?

The population of Gazi Bhatoli was 124 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Gazi Bhatoli have?

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