Khokharਖੋਖਰ

Where is Khokhar?

Khokhar is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030780, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 240 people in Khokhar: 117 men and 123 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 195 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1051 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 18 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.31 per cent and women at 79.13 per cent. The census recorded 72 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 70 main workers, the largest group, 47, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 22 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khokhar's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 13 hours a day. With 47 cultivators and 1 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 and an internet common service centre. 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 13 hours a day.

Getting there

Khokhar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 4 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 Pandori Araian, Dugari, Chak Alam and Jhingar Kalan.

What is the population of Khokhar?

The population of Khokhar was 240 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Khokhar have?

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