Kehargarhਕੇਹਰਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Kehargarh?

Kehargarh is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and is served by the Gurditpura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037025, and it covers 255 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 166 people in Kehargarh: 87 men and 79 women, living in 34 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 255 hectares, the population density works out to about 65 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 33 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.24 per cent and women at 65.67 per cent. The census recorded 51 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 33, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kehargarh's land. Of the village's 255 hectares, 235 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (235 hectares). About 20 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 16 cultivators and 0 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

Kehargarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Banur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sadhraur, Dhuman, Raimajra and Kharola.

What is the population of Kehargarh?

The population of Kehargarh was 166 at the 2011 census, living in 34 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kehargarh have?

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