Bhandal Butaਭਂਡਲ ਬੁਟਾ

Where is Bhandal Buta?

Bhandal Buta is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 4 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 030078, and it covers 218 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 709 people in Bhandal Buta: 339 men and 370 women, living in 147 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 218 hectares, the population density works out to about 325 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1091 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 370 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.4 per cent and women at 72.53 per cent. The census recorded 202 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 194 main workers, the largest group, 138, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 53 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhandal Buta's land. Of the village's 218 hectares, 197 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (48 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (149 hectares). About 21 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 53 cultivators and 0 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Bhandal Buta is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 4 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 Hardo Sheikh, Bhandal Himmat, Sangha Jagir and Chuheki.

What is the population of Bhandal Buta?

The population of Bhandal Buta was 709 at the 2011 census, living in 147 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bhandal Buta have?

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