Bhudanਭੁਡਨ

Where is Bhudan?

Bhudan is a village in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039444, and it covers 1,086 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,741 people in Bhudan: 1,978 men and 1,763 women, living in 715 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,086 hectares, the population density works out to about 344 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 402, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,057 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.15 per cent and women at 64.42 per cent. The census recorded 1,325 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 1,193 main workers, the largest group, 706, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 363 cultivators on their own land and 108 agricultural labourers. A further 132 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhudan's land. Of the village's 1,086 hectares, 940 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (940 hectares). About 66 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 364 cultivators and 113 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhudan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bukkanwala, Takhar, Iltfatpura and Jafrabad.

What is the population of Bhudan?

The population of Bhudan was 3,741 at the 2011 census, living in 715 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Bhudan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhudan has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.