Rukanpura Urf Khui Kheraਰੁਕਨਪੁਰਾ ਉਰਫ ਖੁਇ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Rukanpura Urf Khui Khera?

Rukanpura Urf Khui 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 12 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 035177, and it covers 959 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,182 people in Rukanpura Urf Khui Khera: 1,147 men and 1,035 women, living in 411 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 959 hectares, the population density works out to about 228 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 286, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 582 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.98 per cent and women at 61.44 per cent. The census recorded 1,082 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 693 main workers, the largest group, 295, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 241 cultivators on their own land and 154 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 389 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rukanpura Urf Khui Khera's land. Of the village's 959 hectares, 900 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 877 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (877 hectares). About 59 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 360 cultivators and 561 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Rukanpura Urf Khui 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 12 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 Jhurar Khera, Dharampura, Patti Amra Urf Patti Sadiq and Alamgarh.

What is the population of Rukanpura Urf Khui Khera?

The population of Rukanpura Urf Khui Khera was 2,182 at the 2011 census, living in 411 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Rukanpura Urf Khui Khera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rukanpura Urf Khui Khera has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.