Mehar Bhatoliਮੇਹਰ ਭਟੋਲੀ

Where is Mehar Bhatoli?

Mehar Bhatoli is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031014, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 727 people in Mehar Bhatoli: 362 men and 365 women, living in 135 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 460 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1008 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 88, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 457 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.87 per cent and women at 75.68 per cent. The census recorded 218 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 218 main workers, the largest group, 83, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 70 cultivators on their own land and 64 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehar Bhatoli's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 109 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 67 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 49 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 70 cultivators and 64 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Mehar 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 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Gazi Bhatoli, Makhowal, Biru Chak and Gag Jallo.

What is the population of Mehar Bhatoli?

The population of Mehar Bhatoli was 727 at the 2011 census, living in 135 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mehar Bhatoli have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mehar Bhatoli has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.