Abul Khairਅਬੁਲ ਖੈਰ

Where is Abul Khair?

Abul Khair is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028214, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,229 people in Abul Khair: 1,167 men and 1,062 women, living in 432 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,143 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 219, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 400 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.57 per cent and women at 74.77 per cent. The census recorded 652 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 585 main workers, the largest group, 340, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 187 agricultural labourers and 46 cultivators on their own land. A further 67 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Abul Khair's land. Of the village's 195 hectares, 159 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 157 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (157 hectares). About 36 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 50 cultivators and 211 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Abul Khair is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dharo Chak and Khojepur.

What is the population of Abul Khair?

The population of Abul Khair was 2,229 at the 2011 census, living in 432 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Abul Khair have?

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