Bounker Dogranਬੋਉਂਕੇਰ ਦੋਗਰਨ

Where is Bounker Dogran?

Bounker Dogran is a village of Ludhiana West 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 Bounker Dogran, Kapoor Singh Wala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033624, and it covers 242 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,580 people in Bounker Dogran: 1,359 men and 1,221 women, living in 526 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 242 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,066 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 369, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,425 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.95 per cent and women at 60.23 per cent. The census recorded 751 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 693 main workers, the largest group, 632, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 agricultural labourers and 17 cultivators on their own land. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bounker Dogran's land. Of the village's 242 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 32 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 17 cultivators and 43 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. 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 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

Bounker Dogran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talwandi Khurd, Qutbewal Gujjran, Manj and Mannewal.

What is the population of Bounker Dogran?

The population of Bounker Dogran was 2,580 at the 2011 census, living in 526 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bounker Dogran have?

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