Khaktan Khurdਖਕਟਨ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Khaktan Khurd?

Khaktan Khurd is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036684, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 342 people in Khaktan Khurd: 201 men and 141 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 300 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 701 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.21 per cent and women at 70.9 per cent. The census recorded 130 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 130 main workers, the largest group, 105, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khaktan Khurd's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 105 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). About 9 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 105 cultivators and 21 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khaktan Khurd is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Katak Jeri, Khaktan Kalan, Moran and Budhanpur.

What is the population of Khaktan Khurd?

The population of Khaktan Khurd was 342 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Khaktan Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khaktan Khurd has government schools from primary to middle school level and a post office.