Bajolaਬਜੋਲਾ

Where is Bajola?

Bajola is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029134, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 552 people in Bajola: 287 men and 265 women, living in 87 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 393 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.6 per cent and women at 80.34 per cent. The census recorded 192 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 173 main workers, the largest group, 120, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 30 agricultural labourers and 17 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bajola's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (127 hectares). About 7 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 127 cultivators and 38 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bajola is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Subhanpur, Nazampur, Rupanpur and Randhawa.

What is the population of Bajola?

The population of Bajola was 552 at the 2011 census, living in 87 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bajola have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bajola has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.