Bhurthla Manderਭੁਰਥਲਾ ਮਂਡੇਰ

Where is Bhurthla Mander?

Bhurthla Mander is a village of Amargarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039490, and it covers 753 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,741 people in Bhurthla Mander: 1,438 men and 1,303 women, living in 537 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 753 hectares, the population density works out to about 364 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 241, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 732 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.48 per cent and women at 73.56 per cent. The census recorded 748 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 722 main workers, the largest group, 372, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 178 agricultural labourers and 137 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhurthla Mander's land. Of the village's 753 hectares, 696 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (696 hectares). About 55 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 378 cultivators and 184 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, 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 and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhurthla Mander 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 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amargarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gajjan Majra, Rurki Kalan and Dhiro Majra.

What is the population of Bhurthla Mander?

The population of Bhurthla Mander was 2,741 at the 2011 census, living in 537 households in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Bhurthla Mander have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhurthla Mander has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.