Bhaurla Betਭੌਰਲਾ ਬੇਟ

Where is Bhaurla Bet?

Bhaurla Bet is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033064, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 687 people in Bhaurla Bet: 349 men and 338 women, living in 115 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 848 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 77, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 89 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.58 per cent and women at 76.51 per cent. The census recorded 211 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 209 main workers, the largest group, 89, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 68 cultivators on their own land and 49 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaurla Bet's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (74 hectares). About 7 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 69 cultivators and 49 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Bhaurla Bet is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotala Bet, Majri Sikhan, Salana and Chhaurian.

What is the population of Bhaurla Bet?

The population of Bhaurla Bet was 687 at the 2011 census, living in 115 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bhaurla Bet have?

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