Hari Nagar Urf Kherkiਹਰੀ ਨਗਰ ਉਰਫ ਖੇਰਕੀ

Where is Hari Nagar Urf Kherki?

Hari Nagar Urf Kherki is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and is served by the Hari Nagar Kherki gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036657, and it covers 721 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,785 people in Hari Nagar Urf Kherki: 959 men and 826 women, living in 324 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 721 hectares, the population density works out to about 248 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 861 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 268, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 685 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.86 per cent and women at 48.72 per cent. The census recorded 550 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 528 main workers, the largest group, 242, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 159 agricultural labourers and 114 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hari Nagar Urf Kherki's land. Of the village's 721 hectares, 676 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (7 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (669 hectares). About 45 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 248 cultivators and 165 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hari Nagar Urf Kherki is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Karhali, Chuharpur Jattan, Nanansu and Bathoi Khurd.

What is the population of Hari Nagar Urf Kherki?

The population of Hari Nagar Urf Kherki was 1,785 at the 2011 census, living in 324 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Hari Nagar Urf Kherki have?

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