Khambaਖਂਬਾ

Where is Khamba?

Khamba is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034729, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 685 people in Khamba: 363 men and 322 women, living in 137 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,106 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 887 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 461 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.06 per cent and women at 57.19 per cent. The census recorded 273 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 75, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 23 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 163 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khamba's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 3 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 82 cultivators and 156 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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

Khamba is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. 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, Jatala, Kari Khurd and Chupati.

What is the population of Khamba?

The population of Khamba was 685 at the 2011 census, living in 137 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Khamba have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khamba has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.