Khokhar (331)ਖੋਖਰ

Where is Khokhar (331)?

Khokhar (331) is a village of Fatehgarh Churian tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and is served by the Khokhar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028816, and it covers 293 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,282 people in Khokhar (331): 668 men and 614 women, living in 233 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 293 hectares, the population density works out to about 438 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 919 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 177, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.85 per cent and women at 52.36 per cent. The census recorded 334 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 334 main workers, the largest group, 160, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 143 cultivators on their own land and 27 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khokhar (331)'s land. Of the village's 293 hectares, 266 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (241 hectares). About 27 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 143 cultivators and 160 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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. 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

Khokhar (331) is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Qila Desa Singh, Lodhi Nangal, Seikhwan and Thatha.

What is the population of Khokhar (331)?

The population of Khokhar (331) was 1,282 at the 2011 census, living in 233 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khokhar (331) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khokhar (331) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.