Boontਬੂਂਟ

Where is Boont?

Boont is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Mangat gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033467, and it covers 313 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 43 people in Boont: 26 men and 17 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 313 hectares, the population density works out to about 14 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 654 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 36.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 34.78 per cent and women at 40 per cent. The census recorded 17 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 17 main workers, the largest group, 15, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Boont's land. Of the village's 313 hectares, 208 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (208 hectares). About 105 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 2 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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

Boont is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raur, Sasrali, Boothgarh (Ludhiana East) and Gadapur.

What is the population of Boont?

The population of Boont was 43 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Boont have?

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