Boothgarh (Khanna)ਬੂਥਗੜ੍ਹ ਖੰਨਾ

Where is Boothgarh (Khanna)?

Boothgarh (Khanna) is a village of Khanna tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khanna community development block and is served by the Boothgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033193, and it covers 369 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,190 people in Boothgarh (Khanna): 616 men and 574 women, living in 254 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 369 hectares, the population density works out to about 322 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 120, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 528 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.73 per cent and women at 73.27 per cent. The census recorded 573 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 531 main workers, the largest group, 384, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 92 cultivators on their own land and 35 household industry workers. A further 42 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Boothgarh (Khanna)'s land. Of the village's 369 hectares, 338 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (338 hectares). About 31 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 95 cultivators and 26 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Boothgarh (Khanna) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Khanna, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khanna, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alaur, Rattanheri, Bhadla Nicha and Bullepur.

What is the population of Boothgarh (Khanna)?

The population of Boothgarh (Khanna) was 1,190 at the 2011 census, living in 254 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Boothgarh (Khanna) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Boothgarh (Khanna) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.