Khunkhun Khurdਖੁਂਖੁਨ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Khunkhun Khurd?

Khunkhun Khurd is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Khunkhun--Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031622, and it covers 90 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 107 people in Khunkhun Khurd: 59 men and 48 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 90 hectares, the population density works out to about 119 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 814 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.47 per cent and women at 78.05 per cent. The census recorded 30 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 20, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khunkhun Khurd's land. Of the village's 90 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 74 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (74 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 20 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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Khunkhun Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lachowal, Khusropur, Kheowal and Galind.

What is the population of Khunkhun Khurd?

The population of Khunkhun Khurd was 107 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Khunkhun Khurd have?

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