Khera Daroliਖੇਰਾ ਦਰੋਲੀ

Where is Khera Daroli?

Khera Daroli is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034182, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 48 people in Khera Daroli: 26 men and 22 women, living in 11 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 44 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 846 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.61 per cent and women at 68.18 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 60 per cent of the village. Of the 17 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khera Daroli's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). About 8 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 18 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khera Daroli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Qadarwala, Khamba, Dharam Singhwala and Rajanwala.

What is the population of Khera Daroli?

The population of Khera Daroli was 48 at the 2011 census, living in 11 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Khera Daroli have?

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