Bundalaਬੁਂਡਲਾ

Where is Bundala?

Bundala 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 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rurka Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030238, and it covers 1,047 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,884 people in Bundala: 3,597 men and 3,287 women, living in 1,448 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 1,047 hectares, the population density works out to about 657 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 706, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,747 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.6 per cent and women at 76.94 per cent. The census recorded 2,297 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 2,225 main workers, the largest group, 1,729, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 358 cultivators on their own land and 128 household industry workers. A further 72 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bundala's land. Of the village's 1,047 hectares, 916 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (150 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (766 hectares). About 132 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 361 cultivators and 14 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, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and 2 government senior secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, an allopathic hospital and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bundala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sunar Kalan, Pandori Musharkati, Sidhu Harisingh and Dhanipind.

What is the population of Bundala?

The population of Bundala was 6,884 at the 2011 census, living in 1,448 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bundala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bundala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.