Boraਬੋਰਾ

Where is Bora?

Bora is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032043, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,964 people in Bora: 1,534 men and 1,430 women, living in 591 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,148 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 399, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 166 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.38 per cent and women at 71.82 per cent. The census recorded 812 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 642 main workers, the largest group, 585, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 47 cultivators on their own land and 7 household industry workers. A further 170 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bora's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 93 hectares of it were irrigated. About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 52 cultivators and 4 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had its own post office. 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

Bora is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal, Kulewal, Maujopur and Thana.

What is the population of Bora?

The population of Bora was 2,964 at the 2011 census, living in 591 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bora have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bora has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.