Ruknewala Khurdਰੁਕਨੇਵਾਲਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Ruknewala Khurd?

Ruknewala Khurd is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and is served by the Ruknewala Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034270, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 8 people in Ruknewala Khurd: 4 men and 4 women, living in 1 households, an average of about 8.0 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 6 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 37.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50 per cent and women at 25 per cent. The census recorded 3 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 3 main workers, the largest group, 3, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ruknewala Khurd's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 128 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (128 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ruknewala Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 12 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 Ruknewala Kalan, Hardo Jand, Mamnewala and Singheke Kalan.

What is the population of Ruknewala Khurd?

The population of Ruknewala Khurd was 8 at the 2011 census, living in 1 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Ruknewala Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ruknewala Khurd has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.