Bulapurਬੁਲਾਪੁਰ

Where is Bulapur?

Bulapur is a village of Malerkotla tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 15 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 039504, and it covers 211 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 706 people in Bulapur: 386 men and 320 women, living in 131 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 211 hectares, the population density works out to about 335 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 829 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 257 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.77 per cent and women at 65.65 per cent. The census recorded 245 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 232 main workers, the largest group, 101, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 94 cultivators on their own land and 32 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bulapur's land. Of the village's 211 hectares, 190 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (10 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (180 hectares). About 21 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 97 cultivators and 108 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 within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bulapur 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 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jattuan, Narike and Sehke.

What is the population of Bulapur?

The population of Bulapur was 706 at the 2011 census, living in 131 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Bulapur have?

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