Nunari Khokharਨੁਨਰੀ ਖੋਖਰ

Where is Nunari Khokhar?

Nunari Khokhar is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 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 034817, and it covers 190 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 335 people in Nunari Khokhar: 174 men and 161 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 190 hectares, the population density works out to about 176 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 218 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.66 per cent and women at 62.68 per cent. The census recorded 196 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 79 main workers, the largest group, 32, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 23 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 117 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nunari Khokhar's land. Of the village's 190 hectares, 177 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (177 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 39 cultivators and 130 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Nunari Khokhar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 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 Mohan Ke Hithar, Chhanga Rai Uttar, Mandiwal and Bula Rai Uttar.

What is the population of Nunari Khokhar?

The population of Nunari Khokhar was 335 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Nunari Khokhar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nunari Khokhar has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.