Sukhera Bodal (248/360)ਸੁਖੇਰਾ ਬੋਡਲ

Where is Sukhera Bodal (248/360)?

Sukhera Bodal (248/360) is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and is served by the SUKHERA BODAL, Jhugae Tek Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034981, and it covers 404 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,816 people in Sukhera Bodal (248/360): 959 men and 857 women, living in 347 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 404 hectares, the population density works out to about 449 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 239, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,655 people, about 91 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.43 per cent and women at 52.47 per cent. The census recorded 681 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 505 main workers, the largest group, 243, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 130 other workers in trade, transport and services and 128 cultivators on their own land. A further 176 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sukhera Bodal (248/360)'s land. Of the village's 404 hectares, 363 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (355 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (8 hectares). About 32 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 131 cultivators and 400 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sukhera Bodal (248/360) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Sukhera, Lamochar Kalan Uttar, Chak Lamochar and Lamochar Kalan Hithar.

What is the population of Sukhera Bodal (248/360)?

The population of Sukhera Bodal (248/360) was 1,816 at the 2011 census, living in 347 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Sukhera Bodal (248/360) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sukhera Bodal (248/360) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.