Bhagwalaਭਗਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bhagwala?

Bhagwala is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 11 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 038515, and it covers 61 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 428 people in Bhagwala: 209 men and 219 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 61 hectares, the population density works out to about 703 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1048 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 10 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 78.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.34 per cent and women at 71.13 per cent. The census recorded 108 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 103 main workers, the largest group, 90, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwala's land. Of the village's 61 hectares, 15 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 9 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 19 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 11 cultivators and 0 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 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

Bhagwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 11 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 Bhatoli, Baruwala, Jeowal and Majher.

What is the population of Bhagwala?

The population of Bhagwala was 428 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bhagwala have?

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