Kheraਖੇਰਾ

Where is Khera?

Khera is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038832, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 36 people in Khera: 18 men and 18 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 47 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 16 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 46.15 per cent. The census recorded 26 workers, about 72 per cent of the village. Of the 21 main workers, the largest group, 15, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khera's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 62 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 12 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 0 cultivators and 18 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khera is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla Bet, Kiri Afghana, Kishanpura and Bassi Gujjran.

What is the population of Khera?

The population of Khera was 36 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Khera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khera has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.