Bundalaਬੁਂਡਲਾ

Where is Bundala?

Bundala is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034203, and it covers 43 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 79 people in Bundala: 40 men and 39 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 43 hectares, the population density works out to about 184 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 975 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 60 people, about 76 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 50 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.26 per cent and women at 44.44 per cent. The census recorded 22 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 22 main workers, the largest group, 14, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bundala's land. Of the village's 43 hectares, 33 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (33 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 14 cultivators and 3 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Bundala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Madarpur, Bhoghewala, Takhtuwala and Goluwala.

What is the population of Bundala?

The population of Bundala was 79 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Bundala have?

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