Dehliz Khurdਦੇਹਲਿਜ਼ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Dehliz Khurd?

Dehliz Khurd is a village in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ahmedgarh, 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 039399, and it covers 196 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 844 people in Dehliz Khurd: 456 men and 388 women, living in 163 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 196 hectares, the population density works out to about 431 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 289 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.78 per cent and women at 77.07 per cent. The census recorded 286 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 252 main workers, the largest group, 141, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 95 cultivators on their own land and 10 household industry workers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dehliz Khurd's land. Of the village's 196 hectares, 196 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (154 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 97 cultivators and 7 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. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dehliz Khurd is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ahmedgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dehliz Kalan, Baurhai, Rasulpur and Jandali Kalan.

What is the population of Dehliz Khurd?

The population of Dehliz Khurd was 844 at the 2011 census, living in 163 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Dehliz Khurd have?

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