Bacholiਬਚੋਲੀ

Where is Bacholi?

Bacholi is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038400, and it covers 45 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 66 people in Bacholi: 37 men and 29 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 45 hectares, the population density works out to about 147 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 784 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 14 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.85 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 21 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 17, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bacholi's land. Of the village's 45 hectares, 8 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record. About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 1 cultivators and 1 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bacholi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lamlehri, Rampur, Mianpur and Jhajar.

What is the population of Bacholi?

The population of Bacholi was 66 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bacholi have?

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