Kheparਖੇਪਰ

Where is Khepar?

Khepar is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Kheper gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030764, and it covers 136 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 86 people in Khepar: 45 men and 41 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 136 hectares, the population density works out to about 63 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 35 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.42 per cent and women at 86.49 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 29 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khepar's land. Of the village's 136 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (127 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 28 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khepar is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhogia, Budhu Barkat, Ludhiani and Ghaian.

What is the population of Khepar?

The population of Khepar was 86 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Khepar have?

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