Behlolpurਬੇਹਲੋਲਪੁਰ

Where is Behlolpur?

Behlolpur is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039164, and it covers 243 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,153 people in Behlolpur: 2,720 men and 2,433 women, living in 983 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 243 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,121 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 650, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,239 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.12 per cent and women at 75.41 per cent. The census recorded 2,058 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,929 main workers, the largest group, 1,287, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 301 household industry workers and 228 cultivators on their own land. A further 129 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behlolpur's land. Of the village's 243 hectares, 173 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (173 hectares). About 34 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 242 cultivators and 132 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Behlolpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tarauli, Raipur, Jhampur and Bar Majra.

What is the population of Behlolpur?

The population of Behlolpur was 5,153 at the 2011 census, living in 983 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Behlolpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Behlolpur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.