Batuliਬਟੁਲੀ

Where is Batuli?

Batuli is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and is served by the Mehrampur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032205, and it covers 43 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 54 people in Batuli: 25 men and 29 women, living in 11 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 43 hectares, the population density works out to about 126 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1160 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 53 people, about 98 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.17 per cent and women at 72 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 15 main workers, the largest group, 14, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Batuli's land. Of the village's 43 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 3 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 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Batuli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banga, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gosal, Khan Khana, Gunachaur and Gehal Mazari.

What is the population of Batuli?

The population of Batuli was 54 at the 2011 census, living in 11 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Batuli have?

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