Uncha Kheraਉਂਚਾ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Uncha Khera?

Uncha Khera is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and is served by the Ucha Khera gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037035, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 918 people in Uncha Khera: 479 men and 439 women, living in 166 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 729 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 180, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 464 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 50.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.07 per cent and women at 43.82 per cent. The census recorded 313 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 310 main workers, the largest group, 175, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 84 agricultural labourers and 49 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Uncha Khera's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 32 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (32 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 50 cultivators and 84 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Uncha Khera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Banur, about 12 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 Jhansli, Hadaitpura, Manakpur and Bhatiras.

What is the population of Uncha Khera?

The population of Uncha Khera was 918 at the 2011 census, living in 166 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Uncha Khera have?

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