Hussainpur Bulleਹੁਸੈਨਪੁਰ ਬੁੱਲੇ

Where is Hussainpur Bulle?

Hussainpur Bulle is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029526, and it covers 105 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 326 people in Hussainpur Bulle: 170 men and 156 women, living in 58 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 105 hectares, the population density works out to about 310 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 92 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.79 per cent and women at 55.22 per cent. The census recorded 168 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 66, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 38 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hussainpur Bulle's land. Of the village's 105 hectares, 60 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 45 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 66 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hussainpur Bulle is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mandi Alluwal, Hazara, Alluwal and Mand Hazara.

What is the population of Hussainpur Bulle?

The population of Hussainpur Bulle was 326 at the 2011 census, living in 58 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Hussainpur Bulle have?

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