Khadriਖਡਰੀ

Where is Khadri?

Khadri is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and is served by the Dulwan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038999, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 225 people in Khadri: 118 men and 107 women, living in 36 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 296 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.59 per cent and women at 48.42 per cent. The census recorded 84 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 48, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 agricultural labourers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khadri's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 47 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 12 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (12 hectares). About 25 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 48 cultivators and 27 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khadri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kurali, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ranguana, Sangatpura, Manakpur Sharif and Kubaheri.

What is the population of Khadri?

The population of Khadri was 225 at the 2011 census, living in 36 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Khadri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khadri has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.