Kikar Kheraਕਿਕਰ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Kikar Khera?

Kikar 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 7 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 035183, and it covers 1,528 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,068 people in Kikar Khera: 2,676 men and 2,392 women, living in 967 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,528 hectares, the population density works out to about 332 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 677, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,241 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.05 per cent and women at 54.58 per cent. The census recorded 1,856 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 1,611 main workers, the largest group, 661, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 564 cultivators on their own land and 350 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 245 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kikar Khera's land. Of the village's 1,528 hectares, 1,404 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,357 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,357 hectares). About 123 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 578 cultivators and 850 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 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.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kikar 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 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Buraj Muhar, Kandhwala Amarkot, Roherianwali and Amarpura.

What is the population of Kikar Khera?

The population of Kikar Khera was 5,068 at the 2011 census, living in 967 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Kikar Khera have?

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