Boranਬੋਰਨ

Where is Boran?

Boran is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032701, and it covers 319 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 632 people in Boran: 319 men and 313 women, living in 119 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 319 hectares, the population density works out to about 198 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 981 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 128 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.68 per cent and women at 76.04 per cent. The census recorded 201 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 195 main workers, the largest group, 89, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 83 other workers in trade, transport and services and 20 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Boran's land. Of the village's 319 hectares, 288 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (288 hectares). About 31 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 89 cultivators and 24 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, 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 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

Boran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur Nauabad, Randhawa, Ramgarh Sainian /Saini Majra and Dhirpur.

What is the population of Boran?

The population of Boran was 632 at the 2011 census, living in 119 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Boran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Boran has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.