Khilchi Qadimਖਿਲਚੀ ਕਡਿਮ

Where is Khilchi Qadim?

Khilchi Qadim is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 3 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 034636, and it covers 135 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,771 people in Khilchi Qadim: 934 men and 837 women, living in 349 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 135 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,312 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 294, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,049 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.27 per cent and women at 50.21 per cent. The census recorded 561 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 503 main workers, the largest group, 351, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 78 cultivators on their own land and 67 agricultural labourers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khilchi Qadim's land. Of the village's 135 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 12 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 84 cultivators and 99 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. 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 Qadim is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 3 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 Khilchi Jadid, Piranwala, Haji Chhimba and Naurang Ke Sial.

What is the population of Khilchi Qadim?

The population of Khilchi Qadim was 1,771 at the 2011 census, living in 349 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Khilchi Qadim have?

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