Khilchi Jadidਖਿਲਚੀ ਜਡਿਡ

Where is Khilchi Jadid?

Khilchi Jadid is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and 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 034635, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 799 people in Khilchi Jadid: 427 men and 372 women, living in 145 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 958 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 108, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 516 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.7 per cent and women at 57.93 per cent. The census recorded 368 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 366 main workers, the largest group, 244, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 64 other workers in trade, transport and services and 44 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khilchi Jadid's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 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 44 cultivators and 245 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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Khilchi Jadid 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 Haji Chhimba, Khilchi Qadim, Kahan Chandwala and Piranwala.

What is the population of Khilchi Jadid?

The population of Khilchi Jadid was 799 at the 2011 census, living in 145 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Khilchi Jadid have?

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