Kari Khurdਕਰੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Kari Khurd?

Kari Khurd is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Buttar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034727, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 112 people in Kari Khurd: 60 men and 52 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 98 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 61 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.91 per cent and women at 43.48 per cent. The census recorded 42 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 household industry workers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kari Khurd's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 16 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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

Kari Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lakho Ke Behram, Kari Kalan and Khamba.

What is the population of Kari Khurd?

The population of Kari Khurd was 112 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kari Khurd have?

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