Bhullaraiਭੁੱਲਰੈ

Where is Bhullarai?

Bhullarai is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and is served by the Dhak Bhulla Rai gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029623, and it covers 287 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,133 people in Bhullarai: 2,136 men and 1,997 women, living in 883 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 287 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,440 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 374, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,883 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.31 per cent and women at 80.97 per cent. The census recorded 1,500 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 1,264 main workers, the largest group, 1,008, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 99 cultivators on their own land and 92 household industry workers. A further 236 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhullarai's land. Of the village's 287 hectares, 220 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (220 hectares). About 40 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 107 cultivators and 78 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, 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, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Bhullarai is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hajipur, Gulabgarh Zagir, Dhak Bhulla Rai and Wariah.

What is the population of Bhullarai?

The population of Bhullarai was 4,133 at the 2011 census, living in 883 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bhullarai have?

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