Khanoraਖਨੋਰਾ

Where is Khanora?

Khanora is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhadson, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036430, and it covers 584 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,826 people in Khanora: 942 men and 884 women, living in 350 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 584 hectares, the population density works out to about 313 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 938 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 191, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 572 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.19 per cent and women at 67.8 per cent. The census recorded 742 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 560 main workers, the largest group, 213, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 170 other workers in trade, transport and services and 159 agricultural labourers. A further 182 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanora's land. Of the village's 584 hectares, 528 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (45 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (483 hectares). About 56 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 11 hours a day. The census recorded 230 cultivators and 296 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Khanora is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bhadson, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Siri Nagar, Akalgarh, Raisal and Faridpur.

What is the population of Khanora?

The population of Khanora was 1,826 at the 2011 census, living in 350 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Khanora have?

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