Bahlarkeਬਹਲਰਕੇ

Where is Bahlarke?

Bahlarke is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038186, and it covers 129 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 33 people in Bahlarke: 16 men and 17 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 129 hectares, the population density works out to about 26 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1062 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.54 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 8 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 8, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bahlarke's land. Of the village's 129 hectares, 62 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 66 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 8 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bahlarke is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhojoke, Bhaowal, Jhugian Pir Bakhash and Kot Budha.

What is the population of Bahlarke?

The population of Bahlarke was 33 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bahlarke have?

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