Khokhowalਖੋਖੋਵਲ

Where is Khokhowal?

Khokhowal is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028580, and it covers 200 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 221 people in Khokhowal: 121 men and 100 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 200 hectares, the population density works out to about 110 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 5 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 80.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.88 per cent and women at 77.55 per cent. The census recorded 86 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 85 main workers, the largest group, 85, were cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khokhowal's land. Of the village's 200 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). About 78 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 85 cultivators and 0 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Khokhowal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Bagha, Kotli Lehal, Bhol and Darewali.

What is the population of Khokhowal?

The population of Khokhowal was 221 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khokhowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khokhowal has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.