Boot is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Kapurthala , which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Boot. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
Boot | |
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Village | |
  Boot Location in Punjab, India  Boot Boot (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°27′07″N 75°24′03″E / 31.451984°N 75.400966°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Kapurthala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,757 |
| Sex ratio 1979/1778♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Other spoken | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144601 |
| Telephone code | 01822 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB-09 |
| Website | kapurthala |
Demography edit
According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Boot has a total number of 623 houses and population of 3,757 of which include 1,979 males and 1,778 females. Literacy rate of Boot is 50.13%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 607 which is 16.16% of total population of Boot, and child sex ratio is approximately 977, higher than state average of 846.
Population data edit
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Houses | 623 | - | - |
| Population | 3,757 | 1,979 | 1,778 |
| Child (0-6) | 607 | 307 | 300 |
| Schedule Caste | 3,715 | 1,960 | 1,755 |
| Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literacy | 50.13 % | 62.50 % | 36.13 % |
| Total Workers | 1,303 | 1,133 | 170 |
| Main Worker | 1,199 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal Worker | 104 | 52 | 52 |
Air travel connectivity edit
The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.