Ahan Kheriਅਹਨ ਖੇਰੀ

Where is Ahan Kheri?

Ahan Kheri is a village of Malerkotla tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039564, and it covers 227 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,160 people in Ahan Kheri: 605 men and 555 women, living in 224 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 227 hectares, the population density works out to about 511 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 111, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 395 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.24 per cent and women at 68.81 per cent. The census recorded 343 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 305 main workers, the largest group, 223, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 78 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 38 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ahan Kheri's land. Of the village's 227 hectares, 202 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (173 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 25 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 82 cultivators and 4 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Ahan Kheri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rurka, Mehdevi and Faridpur.

What is the population of Ahan Kheri?

The population of Ahan Kheri was 1,160 at the 2011 census, living in 224 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Ahan Kheri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ahan Kheri has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.