Kheri Nagahiyaਖੇੜੀ ਨਗਹਿਯਾ

Where is Kheri Nagahiya?

Kheri Nagahiya is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghagga, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036300, and it covers 44 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,600 people in Kheri Nagahiya: 859 men and 741 women, living in 319 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 44 hectares, the population density works out to about 3,636 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 216, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 386 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.44 per cent and women at 50.69 per cent. The census recorded 496 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 496 main workers, the largest group, 195, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 178 other workers in trade, transport and services and 120 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

The 2011 Village Directory land record for Kheri Nagahiya lists no net sown area. Of the village's 44 hectares, 40 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds and 4 hectares were barren or uncultivable land. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 195 cultivators and 120 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 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kheri Nagahiya is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghagga, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nagri, Chupki, Nirmal Kot and Harchandpura.

What is the population of Kheri Nagahiya?

The population of Kheri Nagahiya was 1,600 at the 2011 census, living in 319 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kheri Nagahiya have?

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