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Where is Kheri Bhai Ki?

Kheri Bhai Ki is a village in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032597, and it covers 197 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 422 people in Kheri Bhai Ki: 201 men and 221 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 197 hectares, the population density works out to about 214 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1100 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 195 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80 per cent and women at 69.73 per cent. The census recorded 144 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 34, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 30 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 78 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kheri Bhai Ki's land. Of the village's 197 hectares, 183 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (57 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (126 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 35 cultivators and 67 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kheri Bhai Ki is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jaisinghwala, Badwala, Karimpura and Jawanda.

What is the population of Kheri Bhai Ki?

The population of Kheri Bhai Ki was 422 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Kheri Bhai Ki have?

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