Bulewalਬੁਲੇਵਾਲ

Where is Bulewal?

Bulewal is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 5 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 029009, and it covers 90 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 290 people in Bulewal: 150 men and 140 women, living in 68 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 90 hectares, the population density works out to about 322 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 105 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.67 per cent and women at 72.09 per cent. The census recorded 78 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 32, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 29 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bulewal's land. Of the village's 90 hectares, 81 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (81 hectares). About 9 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 34 cultivators and 3 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Bulewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 5 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 Billpur, Dabulian, Passiewal and Husewal.

What is the population of Bulewal?

The population of Bulewal was 290 at the 2011 census, living in 68 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bulewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bulewal has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.