Uchoke Khurdਉਚੋਕੇ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Uchoke Khurd?

Uchoke Khurd is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarsika community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037785, and it covers 297 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,717 people in Uchoke Khurd: 927 men and 790 women, living in 291 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 297 hectares, the population density works out to about 578 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 852 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 181, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 738 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.44 per cent and women at 67.75 per cent. The census recorded 512 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 298 main workers, the largest group, 153, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 77 agricultural labourers and 55 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 214 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Uchoke Khurd's land. Of the village's 297 hectares, 247 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (247 hectares). About 50 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 157 cultivators and 92 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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

Uchoke Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 9 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 Kaler Bala Pa, Jhamke, Bhoewal and Athwal.

What is the population of Uchoke Khurd?

The population of Uchoke Khurd was 1,717 at the 2011 census, living in 291 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Uchoke Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Uchoke Khurd has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.