Khode Betਖੋਡੇ ਬੇਟ

Where is Khode Bet?

Khode Bet is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028963, and it covers 459 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,080 people in Khode Bet: 574 men and 506 women, living in 206 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 459 hectares, the population density works out to about 235 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 136, about 13 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 73.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.35 per cent and women at 68.5 per cent. The census recorded 300 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 257 main workers, the largest group, 172, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 44 agricultural labourers and 29 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khode Bet's land. Of the village's 459 hectares, 393 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 335 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (258 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (77 hectares). About 66 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 178 cultivators and 66 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 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Khode Bet is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanna Chamaran, Mangian, Kathiala and Mulowali.

What is the population of Khode Bet?

The population of Khode Bet was 1,080 at the 2011 census, living in 206 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khode Bet have?

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