Rith Kheriਰਿਥ ਖੇੜੀ

Where is Rith Kheri?

Rith Kheri 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 12 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 036479, and it covers 246 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 822 people in Rith Kheri: 434 men and 388 women, living in 173 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 246 hectares, the population density works out to about 334 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 264 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.03 per cent and women at 69.12 per cent. The census recorded 261 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 260 main workers, the largest group, 214, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 41 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rith Kheri's land. Of the village's 246 hectares, 221 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (221 hectares). About 25 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 2 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Rith Kheri is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 12 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 Nandpur Kesho, Kasiana, Phagan Majara and Hardaspur.

What is the population of Rith Kheri?

The population of Rith Kheri was 822 at the 2011 census, living in 173 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Rith Kheri have?

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