Harar Kalanਹਰਾਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Harar Kalan?

Harar Kalan is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037274, and it covers 211 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,312 people in Harar Kalan: 685 men and 627 women, living in 234 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 211 hectares, the population density works out to about 622 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 194, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 413 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.24 per cent and women at 54.11 per cent. The census recorded 382 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 373 main workers, the largest group, 162, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 141 other workers in trade, transport and services and 70 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Harar Kalan's land. Of the village's 211 hectares, 187 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (187 hectares). About 24 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 163 cultivators and 70 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. 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

Harar Kalan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harar Khurd, Kotli Amb, Gaggo Mahal and Gujjarpura.

What is the population of Harar Kalan?

The population of Harar Kalan was 1,312 at the 2011 census, living in 234 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Harar Kalan have?

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