Mahmud Khankeਮਹਿਮੂਦ ਖਂਕੇ

Where is Mahmud Khanke?

Mahmud Khanke is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034904, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 130 people in Mahmud Khanke: 66 men and 64 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 242 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 111 people, about 85 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.64 per cent and women at 41.07 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 28 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 38 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahmud Khanke's land. Of the village's 54 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 4 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 20 cultivators and 32 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mahmud Khanke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pireke Hithar, Bodel Pire Ke, Bura Sarwan and Pireke Uttar.

What is the population of Mahmud Khanke?

The population of Mahmud Khanke was 130 at the 2011 census, living in 27 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Mahmud Khanke have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mahmud Khanke has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.