Sehajpur Khurdਸੇਹਜਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Sehajpur Khurd?

Sehajpur Khurd is a village of Samana tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 5 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 036186, and it covers 366 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 944 people in Sehajpur Khurd: 486 men and 458 women, living in 182 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 366 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 113, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 361 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.26 per cent and women at 63.77 per cent. The census recorded 289 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 273 main workers, the largest group, 101, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 95 other workers in trade, transport and services and 63 agricultural labourers. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sehajpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 366 hectares, 336 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (336 hectares). About 24 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 101 cultivators and 70 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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

Sehajpur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samana, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotli, Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh, Dodra and Malkana.

What is the population of Sehajpur Khurd?

The population of Sehajpur Khurd was 944 at the 2011 census, living in 182 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sehajpur Khurd have?

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