Bhatauliਭਟੌਲੀ

Where is Bhatauli?

Bhatauli 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 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038454, and it covers 65 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 168 people in Bhatauli: 95 men and 73 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 3.4 people per household. Spread over its 65 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 768 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, 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 77.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.06 per cent and women at 67.65 per cent. The census recorded 97 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 96 main workers, the largest group, 54, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhatauli's land. Of the village's 65 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (58 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 8 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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhatauli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mirpur, Chanauli, Barwa and Shahpur.

What is the population of Bhatauli?

The population of Bhatauli was 168 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bhatauli have?

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