Nasira Khilchiਨਸਿਰਾ ਖਿਲਚੀ

Where is Nasira Khilchi?

Nasira Khilchi is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 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 034649, and it covers 375 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 879 people in Nasira Khilchi: 468 men and 411 women, living in 184 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 375 hectares, the population density works out to about 234 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 476 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.59 per cent and women at 52.59 per cent. The census recorded 247 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 237 main workers, the largest group, 104, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 82 cultivators on their own land and 45 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nasira Khilchi's land. Of the village's 375 hectares, 311 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (230 hectares). About 64 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 82 cultivators and 108 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Nasira Khilchi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Roranwala, Bhabra Azam Shahwala, Chuhar Khilchi and Saide Ke Rohela.

What is the population of Nasira Khilchi?

The population of Nasira Khilchi was 879 at the 2011 census, living in 184 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Nasira Khilchi have?

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