Kaler Kheraਕਲੇਰ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Kaler Khera?

Kaler Khera is a village in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khuian Sarwar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035157, and it covers 1,837 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,505 people in Kaler Khera: 2,927 men and 2,578 women, living in 1,000 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 1,837 hectares, the population density works out to about 300 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 760, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 875 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.26 per cent and women at 58.93 per cent. The census recorded 2,284 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 1,813 main workers, the largest group, 682, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 597 cultivators on their own land and 520 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 471 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaler Khera's land. Of the village's 1,837 hectares, 1,764 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,706 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,706 hectares). About 73 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 662 cultivators and 1,039 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kaler Khera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jandwala Hanwanta, Usman Khera, Tutwala and Gumjal.

What is the population of Kaler Khera?

The population of Kaler Khera was 5,505 at the 2011 census, living in 1,000 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Kaler Khera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kaler Khera has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.