Khokhar (228)ਖੋਖਰ

Where is Khokhar (228)?

Khokhar (228) is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and is served by the Khokhar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028751, and it covers 189 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,000 people in Khokhar (228): 504 men and 496 women, living in 210 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 189 hectares, the population density works out to about 529 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 984 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 122, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 157 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.05 per cent and women at 73.06 per cent. The census recorded 265 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 196 main workers, the largest group, 136, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 50 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 69 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khokhar (228)'s land. Of the village's 189 hectares, 175 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 61 cultivators and 28 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Khokhar (228) is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Udhowal, Kotli Phassi, Dialgarh and Kotla Sahya.

What is the population of Khokhar (228)?

The population of Khokhar (228) was 1,000 at the 2011 census, living in 210 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khokhar (228) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khokhar (228) has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.