Haryaoo Khurdਹਰਯਊ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Haryaoo Khurd?

Haryaoo Khurd is a village of Patran tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036256, and it covers 1,308 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,220 people in Haryaoo Khurd: 2,256 men and 1,964 women, living in 767 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 1,308 hectares, the population density works out to about 323 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 533, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,684 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.72 per cent and women at 54.36 per cent. The census recorded 1,576 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 1,085 main workers, the largest group, 510, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 271 other workers in trade, transport and services and 207 agricultural labourers. A further 491 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haryaoo Khurd's land. Of the village's 1,308 hectares, 1,179 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,163 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (1,163 hectares). About 129 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 539 cultivators and 391 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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

Haryaoo Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patran, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhutgarh, Hamjheri, Kalar Bhaini and Shutrana.

What is the population of Haryaoo Khurd?

The population of Haryaoo Khurd was 4,220 at the 2011 census, living in 767 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Haryaoo Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Haryaoo Khurd has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.