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Where is Boparai?

Boparai is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028037, and it covers 60 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 343 people in Boparai: 173 men and 170 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 60 hectares, the population density works out to about 572 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 983 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 37 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.48 per cent and women at 64.63 per cent. The census recorded 115 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 60, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 52 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Boparai's land. Of the village's 60 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 51 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (7 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). About 8 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 60 cultivators and 0 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Boparai is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gunian and Alowal.

What is the population of Boparai?

The population of Boparai was 343 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Boparai have?

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