Bhakuwalਭਕੂਵਾਲ

Where is Bhakuwal?

Bhakuwal is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028999, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 368 people in Bhakuwal: 191 men and 177 women, living in 87 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 681 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 8 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 79.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.39 per cent and women at 77.3 per cent. The census recorded 105 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 103 main workers, the largest group, 96, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 household industry workers and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhakuwal's land. Of the village's 54 hectares, 49 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (49 hectares). About 5 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 96 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhakuwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 10 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 Hassuwal, Habibwal, Chogawan and Ibrahimwal Taraf Gulam Nabi Khan.

What is the population of Bhakuwal?

The population of Bhakuwal was 368 at the 2011 census, living in 87 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bhakuwal have?

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