Khairabadਖੈਰਆਬਾਦ

Where is Khairabad?

Khairabad is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038672, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,004 people in Khairabad: 525 men and 479 women, living in 213 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 830 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 98, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 111 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.04 per cent and women at 84.4 per cent. The census recorded 155 workers, about 15 per cent of the village. Of the 153 main workers, the largest group, 143, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khairabad's land. Of the village's 121 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (73 hectares). About 46 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 6 cultivators and 2 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Khairabad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Abhepur Beli, Samrala, Bari Railon and Haveli Chhoti.

What is the population of Khairabad?

The population of Khairabad was 1,004 at the 2011 census, living in 213 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Khairabad have?

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