Khera Baghਖੇਰਾ ਬਾਗ

Where is Khera Bagh?

Khera Bagh is a village of Nangal tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nangal, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Kherabag gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038562, and it covers 38 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 367 people in Khera Bagh: 189 men and 178 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 38 hectares, the population density works out to about 966 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 60 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.83 per cent and women at 70.62 per cent. The census recorded 143 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 133 main workers, the largest group, 67, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 28 household industry workers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khera Bagh's land. Of the village's 38 hectares, 2 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 21 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 35 cultivators and 11 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Khera Bagh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nangal, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nangal, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Swamipur, Talwara, Bhabhaur and Dubheta.

What is the population of Khera Bagh?

The population of Khera Bagh was 367 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Khera Bagh have?

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