Khakhਖਖ

Where is Khakh?

Khakh is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030671, and it covers 189 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,290 people in Khakh: 681 men and 609 women, living in 262 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 189 hectares, the population density works out to about 683 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 104, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 301 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.5 per cent and women at 80.5 per cent. The census recorded 395 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 390 main workers, the largest group, 207, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 159 other workers in trade, transport and services and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khakh's land. Of the village's 189 hectares, 165 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (165 hectares). About 24 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 207 cultivators and 18 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Khakh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhans, Raj Dhan, Ghull and Saidupur.

What is the population of Khakh?

The population of Khakh was 1,290 at the 2011 census, living in 262 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Khakh have?

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