Buggraਬੁੱਗਰਾ

Where is Buggra?

Buggra is a village in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhuri, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhuri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039620, and it covers 818 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,596 people in Buggra: 1,377 men and 1,219 women, living in 541 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 818 hectares, the population density works out to about 317 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 244, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 689 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.53 per cent and women at 63.41 per cent. The census recorded 853 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 701 main workers, the largest group, 408, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 178 other workers in trade, transport and services and 101 agricultural labourers. A further 152 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Buggra's land. Of the village's 818 hectares, 724 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (229 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (494 hectares). About 93 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 449 cultivators and 141 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Buggra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhuri, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dhuri, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajo Majra, Punnawal, Jahangir and Pedni Kalan.

What is the population of Buggra?

The population of Buggra was 2,596 at the 2011 census, living in 541 households in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Buggra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Buggra has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.