Bara Phoolਬੜਾ ਫੂਲ

Where is Bara Phool?

Bara Phool is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038685, and it covers 525 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 426 people in Bara Phool: 223 men and 203 women, living in 80 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 525 hectares, the population density works out to about 81 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 165 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 43.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 47.62 per cent and women at 39.18 per cent. The census recorded 143 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 72 main workers, the largest group, 64, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 71 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Phool's land. Of the village's 525 hectares, 477 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (477 hectares). About 45 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 39 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. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, 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 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

Bara Phool is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gurdaspur, Nunowal, Chhota Phool and Pathreri Rajputan.

What is the population of Bara Phool?

The population of Bara Phool was 426 at the 2011 census, living in 80 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bara Phool have?

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