Khuthaਖੁਥਾ

Where is Khutha?

Khutha is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027915, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 211 people in Khutha: 107 men and 104 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 398 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 972 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 63 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.56 per cent and women at 78.49 per cent. The census recorded 57 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 55 main workers, the largest group, 35, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khutha's land. Of the village's 53 hectares, 49 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (49 hectares). About 4 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 20 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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

Khutha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Behlolpur, Khuthi, Kathiali and Bugna.

What is the population of Khutha?

The population of Khutha was 211 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khutha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khutha has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.