Bhullarਭੁੱਲਰ

Where is Bhullar?

Bhullar is a village of Muktsar tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035396, and it covers 1,594 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,483 people in Bhullar: 2,369 men and 2,114 women, living in 854 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,594 hectares, the population density works out to about 281 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 519, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,953 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.64 per cent and women at 54.48 per cent. The census recorded 1,385 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 1,269 main workers, the largest group, 541, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 478 agricultural labourers and 245 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 116 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhullar's land. Of the village's 1,594 hectares, 1,380 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,380 hectares). About 214 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 559 cultivators and 547 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhullar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rupana, Barkandi, Goniana and Muktsar Rural.

What is the population of Bhullar?

The population of Bhullar was 4,483 at the 2011 census, living in 854 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Bhullar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhullar has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.