Karni Kheraਕਰਨੀ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Karni Khera?

Karni Khera is a village in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035117, and it covers 1,029 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,890 people in Karni Khera: 1,994 men and 1,896 women, living in 753 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,029 hectares, the population density works out to about 378 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 951 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 611, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,249 people, about 58 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.53 per cent and women at 49.68 per cent. The census recorded 1,332 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 995 main workers, the largest group, 577, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 244 other workers in trade, transport and services and 167 cultivators on their own land. A further 337 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Karni Khera's land. Of the village's 1,029 hectares, 920 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (920 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 173 cultivators and 887 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 2 government primary schools, 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 a sub 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Karni Khera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Muthianwali, Sureshwala, Choohriwala Chishti and Rampura.

What is the population of Karni Khera?

The population of Karni Khera was 3,890 at the 2011 census, living in 753 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Karni Khera have?

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