Kheriਖੇੜੀ

Where is Kheri?

Kheri is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039377, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 409 people in Kheri: 224 men and 185 women, living in 76 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 325 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 9 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 80.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.5 per cent and women at 76.44 per cent. The census recorded 105 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 103 main workers, the largest group, 60, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 43 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kheri's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 58 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (58 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 62 cultivators and 0 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kheri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pandwala, Sundran, Said he majra and Morthikari.

What is the population of Kheri?

The population of Kheri was 409 at the 2011 census, living in 76 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Kheri have?

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