Bulakipurਬੁਲਕੀਪੁਰ

Where is Bulakipur?

Bulakipur is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032129, and it covers 157 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 386 people in Bulakipur: 194 men and 192 women, living in 80 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 157 hectares, the population density works out to about 246 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 990 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 246 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.84 per cent and women at 76.4 per cent. The census recorded 111 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 46, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 42 cultivators on their own land and 22 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bulakipur's land. Of the village's 157 hectares, 147 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (147 hectares). About 10 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 42 cultivators and 22 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, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Bulakipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Banga, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Katarian, Ladian, Jandiala and Kaleran.

What is the population of Bulakipur?

The population of Bulakipur was 386 at the 2011 census, living in 80 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bulakipur have?

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