Bullewalਬੁੱਲੇਵਲ

Where is Bullewal?

Bullewal is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 5 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 033020, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 270 people in Bullewal: 148 men and 122 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 6.9 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 276 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 824 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 12 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 88.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.31 per cent and women at 87.74 per cent. The census recorded 132 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 130 main workers, the largest group, 75, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services and 17 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bullewal's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 6 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 75 cultivators and 7 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. 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

Bullewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 5 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 Rahimabad Khurd, Panjgaraian, Tanda Kushal Singh and Shamaspur.

What is the population of Bullewal?

The population of Bullewal was 270 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bullewal have?

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