Khokhar Dawa Khriਖੋਖਰ ਦਵਾ ਖਰੀ

Where is Khokhar Dawa Khri?

Khokhar Dawa Khri is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Khokhar--Dawa--Khri gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030829, and it covers 150 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 859 people in Khokhar Dawa Khri: 425 men and 434 women, living in 164 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 150 hectares, the population density works out to about 573 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1021 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 553 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.68 per cent and women at 83.72 per cent. The census recorded 254 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 178 main workers, the largest group, 123, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 46 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 76 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khokhar Dawa Khri's land. Of the village's 150 hectares, 129 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (129 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 49 cultivators and 5 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a primary health centre. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khokhar Dawa Khri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 7 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 Kumpur, Data, Jakowal and Bhana.

What is the population of Khokhar Dawa Khri?

The population of Khokhar Dawa Khri was 859 at the 2011 census, living in 164 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Khokhar Dawa Khri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khokhar Dawa Khri has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.