Kheri Raju singhਖੇੜੀ ਰਜੁ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kheri Raju singh?

Kheri Raju singh is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Kheri Raju Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036711, and it covers 260 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 765 people in Kheri Raju singh: 398 men and 367 women, living in 148 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 260 hectares, the population density works out to about 294 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 110, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 119 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.88 per cent and women at 53.77 per cent. The census recorded 289 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 241 main workers, the largest group, 100, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 88 cultivators on their own land and 40 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 48 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kheri Raju singh's land. Of the village's 260 hectares, 241 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (37 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (204 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 93 cultivators and 102 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had 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 Raju singh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhasmara, Kishanpur, Julah Heri and Ghuram.

What is the population of Kheri Raju singh?

The population of Kheri Raju singh was 765 at the 2011 census, living in 148 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kheri Raju singh have?

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