Bukkanwalaਬੁੱਕਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bukkanwala?

Bukkanwala is a village of Malerkotla tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 9 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 039443, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 374 people in Bukkanwala: 198 men and 176 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 462 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 88 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.02 per cent and women at 71.71 per cent. The census recorded 176 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 176 main workers, the largest group, 92, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land and 11 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bukkanwala's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (73 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. With 73 cultivators and 11 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Bukkanwala 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 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Iltfatpura, Bhudan, Sultanpur and Takhar.

What is the population of Bukkanwala?

The population of Bukkanwala was 374 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Bukkanwala have?

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