Dhak Bhulla Raiਧਕ ਭੁੱਲਾ ਰਾਏ

Where is Dhak Bhulla Rai?

Dhak Bhulla Rai is a village of Phagwara tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029621, and it covers 174 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 367 people in Dhak Bhulla Rai: 199 men and 168 women, living in 80 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 174 hectares, the population density works out to about 210 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 844 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 68 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.43 per cent and women at 66.9 per cent. The census recorded 124 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 109 main workers, the largest group, 85, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 24 cultivators on their own land. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhak Bhulla Rai's land. Of the village's 174 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 hectares). About 14 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 25 cultivators and 0 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Dhak Bhulla Rai 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 Bir Pwahad, Hajipur, Akalgarh and Bhullarai.

What is the population of Dhak Bhulla Rai?

The population of Dhak Bhulla Rai was 367 at the 2011 census, living in 80 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Dhak Bhulla Rai have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhak Bhulla Rai has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.