Bhajowaliਭਜੋਵਾਲੀ

Where is Bhajowali?

Bhajowali is a village in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chohla Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038256, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 129 people in Bhajowali: 77 men and 52 women, living in 25 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 154 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 675 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.12 per cent and women at 59.57 per cent. The census recorded 45 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 44, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhajowali's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 79 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 5 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 44 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 within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Bhajowali is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhoian, Khan Chhabri, Manak Deke and Chak Mehar.

What is the population of Bhajowali?

The population of Bhajowali was 129 at the 2011 census, living in 25 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bhajowali have?

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