Budha Bhoraਬੁੱਢਾ ਭੋਰਾ

Where is Budha Bhora?

Budha Bhora is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Budha Bhaura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038682, and it covers 145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 406 people in Budha Bhora: 219 men and 187 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 145 hectares, the population density works out to about 280 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 74 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.5 per cent and women at 83.89 per cent. The census recorded 118 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 111 main workers, the largest group, 51, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 44 cultivators on their own land and 10 household industry workers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Budha Bhora's land. Of the village's 145 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 32 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 44 cultivators and 7 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.

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

Budha Bhora 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 Rautan, Chhota Phool, Bhauwal and Gurdaspur.

What is the population of Budha Bhora?

The population of Budha Bhora was 406 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Budha Bhora have?

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