Bholewal Jadidਭੋਲੇਵਲ ਜਡਿਡ

Where is Bholewal Jadid?

Bholewal Jadid is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Rajapur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033633, and it covers 262 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 511 people in Bholewal Jadid: 260 men and 251 women, living in 114 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 262 hectares, the population density works out to about 195 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 399 people, about 78 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 46.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.36 per cent and women at 37.67 per cent. The census recorded 329 workers, about 64 per cent of the village. Of the 234 main workers, the largest group, 167, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 44 cultivators on their own land and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 95 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bholewal Jadid's land. Of the village's 262 hectares, 248 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (248 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 52 cultivators and 210 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bholewal Jadid is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khark, Rajapur, Majara Kalan and Khaira (Ludhiana West).

What is the population of Bholewal Jadid?

The population of Bholewal Jadid was 511 at the 2011 census, living in 114 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bholewal Jadid have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bholewal Jadid has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.