Bhullarwalaਭੁੱਲਰਵਾਲਾ

Where is Bhullarwala?

Bhullarwala is a village in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lambi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035299, and it covers 779 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,317 people in Bhullarwala: 690 men and 627 women, living in 249 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 779 hectares, the population density works out to about 169 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 123, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 744 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.66 per cent and women at 58.94 per cent. The census recorded 568 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 503 main workers, the largest group, 305, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 115 cultivators on their own land and 80 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 65 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhullarwala's land. Of the village's 779 hectares, 635 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (635 hectares). About 52 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 123 cultivators and 349 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhullarwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hakuwala, Fatta Khera, Kakhanwali and Middu Khera.

What is the population of Bhullarwala?

The population of Bhullarwala was 1,317 at the 2011 census, living in 249 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Bhullarwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhullarwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.