Killi Gudhaਕਿੱਲੀ ਗੁਧਾ

Where is Killi Gudha?

Killi Gudha is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034304, and it covers 236 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 572 people in Killi Gudha: 297 men and 275 women, living in 107 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 236 hectares, the population density works out to about 243 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.36 per cent and women at 56.28 per cent. The census recorded 193 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 191 main workers, the largest group, 131, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 54 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Killi Gudha's land. Of the village's 236 hectares, 220 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (220 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 133 cultivators and 54 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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Killi Gudha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rode Jallewala, Nihalke, Ashieke and Aulakh (460.

What is the population of Killi Gudha?

The population of Killi Gudha was 572 at the 2011 census, living in 107 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Killi Gudha have?

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