Bhupewala is a village in the Firozpur district of Punjab, India. It is located in the Zira tehsil.[1]
Bhupewala | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Bhupewala Location in Punjab, India  Bhupewala Bhupewala (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°06′45″N 75°03′24″E / 31.1124656°N 75.0567341°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Firozpur |
| Tehsil | Zira |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 554 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 34258 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Bhupewala has 87 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 60.76%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 554 | 281 | 273 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 80 | 37 | 43 |
| Scheduled caste | 478 | 241 | 237 |
| Scheduled tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literates | 288 | 168 | 120 |
| Workers (all) | 154 | 146 | 8 |
| Main workers (total) | 140 | 133 | 7 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 71 | 68 | 3 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 56 | 52 | 4 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 400 | 135 | 265 |
References
edit- ^ "Punjab village directory" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Firozpur (incl. Fazilka)". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.