Khubbanਖੁੱਬਨ

Where is Khubban?

Khubban is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035224, and it covers 1,584 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,820 people in Khubban: 2,541 men and 2,279 women, living in 877 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 1,584 hectares, the population density works out to about 304 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 603, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,100 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.17 per cent and women at 52.38 per cent. The census recorded 1,514 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 1,338 main workers, the largest group, 565, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 511 other workers in trade, transport and services and 250 cultivators on their own land. A further 176 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khubban's land. Of the village's 1,584 hectares, 1,490 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,490 hectares). About 90 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 251 cultivators and 729 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khubban 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 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Himatpura, Modi Khera, Bishanpura and Bazidpura.

What is the population of Khubban?

The population of Khubban was 4,820 at the 2011 census, living in 877 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Khubban have?

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