Bootਬੂਟ

Where is Boot?

Boot is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029130, and it covers 169 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,757 people in Boot: 1,979 men and 1,778 women, living in 623 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 169 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,223 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 607, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,715 people, about 99 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 50.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.5 per cent and women at 36.13 per cent. The census recorded 1,303 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 1,199 main workers, the largest group, 632, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 462 agricultural labourers and 90 cultivators on their own land. A further 104 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Boot's land. Of the village's 169 hectares, 144 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (144 hectares). About 25 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 101 cultivators and 505 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Boot is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badshahpur, Paharipur, Dham and Rupanpur.

What is the population of Boot?

The population of Boot was 3,757 at the 2011 census, living in 623 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Boot have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Boot has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.