Bachhowalਬਛੋਵਾਲ

Where is Bachhowal?

Bachhowal is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030149, and it covers 267 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 752 people in Bachhowal: 374 men and 378 women, living in 166 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 267 hectares, the population density works out to about 281 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 399 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.67 per cent and women at 75.6 per cent. The census recorded 220 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 217 main workers, the largest group, 168, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 47 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bachhowal's land. Of the village's 267 hectares, 204 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (204 hectares). About 63 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 47 cultivators and 2 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Bachhowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saifabad, Khaira, Tehang and Bhattian.

What is the population of Bachhowal?

The population of Bachhowal was 752 at the 2011 census, living in 166 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bachhowal have?

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