Dangar Kheraਦਂਗਰ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Dangar Khera?

Dangar Khera is a village in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khuian Sarwar community development block and is served by the Danger Khera gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035142, and it covers 1,614 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,251 people in Dangar Khera: 3,333 men and 2,918 women, living in 1,171 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,614 hectares, the population density works out to about 387 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 701, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 956 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.53 per cent and women at 59.37 per cent. The census recorded 2,418 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 2,062 main workers, the largest group, 771, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 723 cultivators on their own land and 535 agricultural labourers. A further 356 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dangar Khera's land. Of the village's 1,614 hectares, 1,485 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,485 hectares). About 129 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 796 cultivators and 807 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had its own post office. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dangar Khera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nihal Khera and Chuhriwala Dhana.

What is the population of Dangar Khera?

The population of Dangar Khera was 6,251 at the 2011 census, living in 1,171 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Dangar Khera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dangar Khera has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.