Bhallowalਭੱਲੋਵਾਲ

Where is Bhallowal?

Bhallowal is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030061, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 479 people in Bhallowal: 252 men and 227 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 289 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 254 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.23 per cent and women at 79.15 per cent. The census recorded 167 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 167 main workers, the largest group, 96, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 60 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhallowal's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 149 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (6 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (143 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 11 cultivators and 96 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had its own post office. 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

Bhallowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dalla, Uppal Jagir, Bhandal Sahib Rai and Nahal.

What is the population of Bhallowal?

The population of Bhallowal was 479 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bhallowal have?

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