Akbarpur (Bhulath)ਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ (ਭੁਲੱਥ)

Where is Akbarpur (Bhulath)?

Akbarpur (Bhulath) is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and is served by the Akbarpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029061, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,175 people in Akbarpur (Bhulath): 584 men and 591 women, living in 268 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 847 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1012 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 128, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 564 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.12 per cent and women at 65.75 per cent. The census recorded 294 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 275 main workers, the largest group, 206, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 67 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akbarpur (Bhulath)'s land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 16 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 68 cultivators and 3 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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

Akbarpur (Bhulath) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Begowal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ballo Chak, Inowal, Feroz Sangowal and Naurangpur.

What is the population of Akbarpur (Bhulath)?

The population of Akbarpur (Bhulath) was 1,175 at the 2011 census, living in 268 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Akbarpur (Bhulath) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Akbarpur (Bhulath) has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.