Kheri Guranaਖੇੜੀ ਗੁਰਨਾ

Where is Kheri Gurana?

Kheri Gurana is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037070, and it covers 393 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,841 people in Kheri Gurana: 990 men and 851 women, living in 339 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 393 hectares, the population density works out to about 468 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 184, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 631 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.74 per cent and women at 67.36 per cent. The census recorded 547 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 460 main workers, the largest group, 212, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 133 cultivators on their own land and 107 agricultural labourers. A further 87 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kheri Gurana's land. Of the village's 393 hectares, 330 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (330 hectares). About 38 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 135 cultivators and 128 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 anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, 2 primary health sub-centres and an allopathic hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kheri Gurana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 18 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 Nandgarh, Luhand, Ghurama Khurd and Nanhera.

What is the population of Kheri Gurana?

The population of Kheri Gurana was 1,841 at the 2011 census, living in 339 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kheri Gurana have?

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