Boothgarh (Ludhiana East)ਬੂਥਗੜ੍ਹ ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਏਅਸਟ

Where is Boothgarh (Ludhiana East)?

Boothgarh (Ludhiana East) is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Boothgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033465, and it covers 277 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,263 people in Boothgarh (Ludhiana East): 1,728 men and 1,535 women, living in 563 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 277 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,178 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 417, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 139 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.4 per cent and women at 55.2 per cent. The census recorded 1,006 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 904 main workers, the largest group, 710, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 100 cultivators on their own land and 75 agricultural labourers. A further 102 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Boothgarh (Ludhiana East)'s land. Of the village's 277 hectares, 239 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (239 hectares). About 38 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 103 cultivators and 90 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 community health centres and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 (Ludhiana East) 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 8 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 Hawas, Raur, Khasi Kalan and Boont.

What is the population of Boothgarh (Ludhiana East)?

The population of Boothgarh (Ludhiana East) was 3,263 at the 2011 census, living in 563 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Boothgarh (Ludhiana East) have?

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