kheri Gorianਖੇੜੀ ਗੋਰਿਆਂ

Where is kheri Gorian?

kheri Gorian is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Kheri Gorian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036522, and it covers 294 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 894 people in kheri Gorian: 488 men and 406 women, living in 178 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 294 hectares, the population density works out to about 304 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 832 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 103, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 452 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.5 per cent and women at 57.58 per cent. The census recorded 288 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 276 main workers, the largest group, 183, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 84 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of kheri Gorian's land. Of the village's 294 hectares, 265 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (264 hectares). About 29 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 84 cultivators and 10 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

kheri Gorian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 9 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 Chandanpur, Dadhera, Rakhra and Kalyan.

What is the population of kheri Gorian?

The population of kheri Gorian was 894 at the 2011 census, living in 178 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does kheri Gorian have?

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