Kairiਕੈਰੀ

Where is Kairi?

Kairi is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and is served by the Pangoli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027439, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 56 people in Kairi: 25 men and 31 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 88 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1240 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 12 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 89.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.45 per cent and women at 85.19 per cent. The census recorded 13 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 11 main workers, the largest group, 6, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kairi's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 7 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 2 cultivators and 2 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. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kairi is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Phangoli, Siyonti, Chak Madho Singh and Kingarian.

What is the population of Kairi?

The population of Kairi was 56 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Kairi have?

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