Bhatoliਭਟੋਲੀ

Where is Bhatoli?

Bhatoli 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 10 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 038514, and it covers 70 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,042 people in Bhatoli: 574 men and 468 women, living in 225 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 70 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,489 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 815 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 117, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 176 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.11 per cent and women at 84.21 per cent. The census recorded 341 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 277 main workers, the largest group, 251, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 64 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhatoli's land. Of the village's 70 hectares, 7 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (7 hectares). About 63 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 16 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, 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 and an internet common service centre. 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

Bhatoli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 10 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 Jeowal, Bhagwala, Kalyanpur and Baruwala.

What is the population of Bhatoli?

The population of Bhatoli was 1,042 at the 2011 census, living in 225 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bhatoli have?

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