Kharkਖਰਕ

Where is Khark?

Khark is a village in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Nurpur Bet gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033632, and it covers 593 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 144 people in Khark: 73 men and 71 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 593 hectares, the population density works out to about 24 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 113 people, about 78 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 54.55 per cent and women at 48.28 per cent. The census recorded 46 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 44 main workers, the largest group, 25, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 10 cultivators on their own land and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khark's land. Of the village's 593 hectares, 593 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record. The census recorded 11 cultivators and 26 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. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khark is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majara Kalan, Bholewal Jadid, Bholewal Qadim and Rajapur.

What is the population of Khark?

The population of Khark was 144 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Khark have?

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