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Where is Khane Ke Ahal?

Khane Ke Ahal is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034597, and it covers 113 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 227 people in Khane Ke Ahal: 114 men and 113 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 6.9 people per household. Spread over its 113 hectares, the population density works out to about 201 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 991 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 129 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.4 per cent and women at 53.61 per cent. The census recorded 78 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 77 main workers, the largest group, 30, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khane Ke Ahal's land. Of the village's 113 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (14 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 27 cultivators and 31 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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

Khane Ke Ahal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khushal Singhwala, Gillanwala, Theth and Padri.

What is the population of Khane Ke Ahal?

The population of Khane Ke Ahal was 227 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Khane Ke Ahal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khane Ke Ahal has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.