Saidkheriਸੈਦ ਖੇੜੀ

Where is Said kheri?

Said kheri is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and is served by the Said Kheri gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036956, and it covers 455 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 8,334 people in Said kheri: 4,375 men and 3,959 women, living in 1,589 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 455 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,832 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1,158, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,183 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.52 per cent and women at 67.57 per cent. The census recorded 2,516 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 2,312 main workers, the largest group, 1,958, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 267 cultivators on their own land and 51 household industry workers. A further 204 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Said kheri's land. Of the village's 455 hectares, 415 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (415 hectares). About 40 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 270 cultivators and 52 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Said kheri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhogla, Gazipur, Khanpur Baring and Kheri Gandean.

What is the population of Said kheri?

The population of Said kheri was 8,334 at the 2011 census, living in 1,589 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Said kheri have?

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