Isbuchaਇਸਬੁਚਾ

Where is Isbucha?

Isbucha is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 3 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 029067, and it covers 130 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 347 people in Isbucha: 151 men and 196 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 3.9 people per household. Spread over its 130 hectares, the population density works out to about 266 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1298 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 10 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 76.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.55 per cent and women at 74.44 per cent. The census recorded 63 workers, about 18 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 27, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Isbucha's land. Of the village's 130 hectares, 121 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (121 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 19 cultivators and 16 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Getting there

Isbucha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Begowal, about 3 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 Kaluwal, Baryar, Jabbowal and Awan.

What is the population of Isbucha?

The population of Isbucha was 347 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Isbucha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Isbucha has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.