Boothgarhਬੂਥਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Boothgarh?

Boothgarh is a village in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038903, and it covers 79 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 178 people in Boothgarh: 90 men and 88 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 79 hectares, the population density works out to about 225 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 83 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.75 per cent and women at 69.62 per cent. The census recorded 108 workers, about 61 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 79, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Boothgarh's land. Of the village's 79 hectares, 69 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (69 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 27 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Boothgarh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kajauli, Kalaran, Ballan and Mundian.

What is the population of Boothgarh?

The population of Boothgarh was 178 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Boothgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Boothgarh has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.