Kheri Manianਖੇੜੀ ਮਨਿਆਂ

Where is Kheri Manian?

Kheri Manian is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036516, and it covers 230 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 811 people in Kheri Manian: 437 men and 374 women, living in 150 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 230 hectares, the population density works out to about 353 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 151 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.55 per cent and women at 63.72 per cent. The census recorded 244 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 118 main workers, the largest group, 68, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 35 other workers in trade, transport and services and 13 household industry workers. A further 126 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kheri Manian's land. Of the village's 230 hectares, 214 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (214 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 71 cultivators and 103 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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kheri Manian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 14 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 Doghat, Balipur, Hirdapur and Dharamkot.

What is the population of Kheri Manian?

The population of Kheri Manian was 811 at the 2011 census, living in 150 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kheri Manian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kheri Manian has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.