Bombਬੋਂਬ

Where is Bomb?

Bomb is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028905, and it covers 55 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 254 people in Bomb: 127 men and 127 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 55 hectares, the population density works out to about 462 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 11 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 85.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.86 per cent and women at 78.07 per cent. The census recorded 81 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 80 main workers, the largest group, 52, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 28 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 Bomb's land. Of the village's 55 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (6 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (36 hectares). About 9 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 52 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bomb is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Mehman, Raimal, Rajeke and Mahlowali.

What is the population of Bomb?

The population of Bomb was 254 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bomb have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bomb has government schools from primary to secondary school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.