Bhojokeਭੋਜੋਕੇ

Where is Bhojoke?

Bhojoke is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. 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 038185, and it covers 128 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 77 people in Bhojoke: 44 men and 33 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 128 hectares, the population density works out to about 60 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 5 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 50.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.52 per cent and women at 38.71 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhojoke's land. Of the village's 128 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 70 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 30 cultivators and 0 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. 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. 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

Bhojoke is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. 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 Jhugian Pir Bakhash, Bahlarke, Rahdalke and Bhaowal.

What is the population of Bhojoke?

The population of Bhojoke was 77 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bhojoke have?

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