Boreਬੋਰੇ

Where is Bore?

Bore is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and is served by the Raju Bela gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028405, and it covers 136 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 43 people in Bore: 23 men and 20 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 136 hectares, the population density works out to about 32 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 12 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 63.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65 per cent and women at 61.11 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 13 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bore's land. Of the village's 136 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 13 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 9 cultivators and 4 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 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

Bore is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhichhra, Kasana, Jhanda Labana and Salahpur.

What is the population of Bore?

The population of Bore was 43 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bore have?

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