Harion Khurdਹਰਿਓਨ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Harion Khurd?

Harion Khurd is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033105, and it covers 200 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 762 people in Harion Khurd: 393 men and 369 women, living in 151 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 200 hectares, the population density works out to about 381 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 241 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.92 per cent and women at 75.23 per cent. The census recorded 245 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 244 main workers, the largest group, 158, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 85 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Harion Khurd's land. Of the village's 200 hectares, 177 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (177 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 159 cultivators and 0 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Harion Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Samrala, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tapparian, Harion Kalan, Gehlewal and Balion.

What is the population of Harion Khurd?

The population of Harion Khurd was 762 at the 2011 census, living in 151 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Harion Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Harion Khurd has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.