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About Boothgarh Village

Boothgarh is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 164 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boothgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boothgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 164
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boothgarh compares

By the 2011 count Boothgarh is the 157th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Boothgarh

Boothgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Boothgarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Boothgarh from other places

Boothgarh lies about 30 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 7.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Boothgarh
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 12 km
Nearest town Nangal 30 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 30 km

Villages closest to Boothgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Boothgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Boothgarh village had a population of 308. That makes it the 157th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Boothgarh village has 164 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boothgarh has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Boothgarh is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boothgarh covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boothgarh falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Boothgarh is Kiratpur Sahib, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Boothgarh.

Boothgarh is about 30 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boothgarh is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 7.0 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 12 km away. Nangal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garh Bagga (under 2 km), Nard (under 2 km) and Jhajar (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Boothgarh today is likely to be higher.

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