Khasiਖਾਸੀ

Where is Khasi?

Khasi is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037843, and it covers 86 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 293 people in Khasi: 150 men and 143 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 86 hectares, the population density works out to about 341 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.96 per cent and women at 69.53 per cent. The census recorded 97 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 87, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khasi's land. Of the village's 86 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (43 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 34 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 90 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khasi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kartarpur, Jalalpur Sheron, Naurangpura and Khanpur.

What is the population of Khasi?

The population of Khasi was 293 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Khasi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khasi has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.