Khere Ke Uttarਖੇਰੇ ਕੇ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Khere Ke Uttar?

Khere Ke Uttar is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 12 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 034850, and it covers 150 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 974 people in Khere Ke Uttar: 507 men and 467 women, living in 183 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 150 hectares, the population density works out to about 649 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 921 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 102, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 550 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.88 per cent and women at 65.88 per cent. The census recorded 555 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 309 main workers, the largest group, 149, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 116 other workers in trade, transport and services and 44 agricultural labourers. A further 246 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khere Ke Uttar's land. Of the village's 150 hectares, 138 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (138 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 248 cultivators and 173 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. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khere Ke Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Sulla.

What is the population of Khere Ke Uttar?

The population of Khere Ke Uttar was 974 at the 2011 census, living in 183 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Khere Ke Uttar have?

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