Bhagowalਭਗੋਵਲ

Where is Bhagowal?

Bhagowal is a village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038949, and it covers 100 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 480 people in Bhagowal: 279 men and 201 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 100 hectares, the population density works out to about 480 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 720 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.76 per cent and women at 82.45 per cent. The census recorded 155 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 154 main workers, the largest group, 78, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 67 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagowal's land. Of the village's 100 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 9 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 67 cultivators and 9 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagowal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kurali, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Paprali, Charheri, Behdala and Ban Majra.

What is the population of Bhagowal?

The population of Bhagowal was 480 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bhagowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhagowal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.