Kheri Naudh Singhਖੇੜੀ ਨੌਧ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kheri Naudh Singh?

Kheri Naudh Singh is a village in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khamanon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032916, and it covers 155 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,141 people in Kheri Naudh Singh: 592 men and 549 women, living in 238 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 155 hectares, the population density works out to about 736 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 117, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 510 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.57 per cent and women at 76.29 per cent. The census recorded 465 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 460 main workers, the largest group, 417, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kheri Naudh Singh's land. Of the village's 155 hectares, 131 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (131 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 27 cultivators and 14 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kheri Naudh Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khamanon, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dholewal, Baur, Kalewal and Kotla Masud.

What is the population of Kheri Naudh Singh?

The population of Kheri Naudh Singh was 1,141 at the 2011 census, living in 238 households in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Kheri Naudh Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kheri Naudh Singh has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.