Abul Khuranaਅਬੁਲ ਖੁਰਾਣਾ

Where is Abul Khurana?

Abul Khurana is a village in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lambi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035286, and it covers 2,824 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,789 people in Abul Khurana: 3,607 men and 3,182 women, living in 1,283 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 2,824 hectares, the population density works out to about 240 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 785, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4,016 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.41 per cent and women at 51.87 per cent. The census recorded 2,651 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 2,234 main workers, the largest group, 1,422, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 481 cultivators on their own land and 326 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 417 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Abul Khurana's land. Of the village's 2,824 hectares, 2,508 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2,508 hectares). About 168 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 487 cultivators and 1,828 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and 2 government senior secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Abul Khurana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dabwali Pahurianwali, Mahuana, Chhapianwali and Tapa Khera.

What is the population of Abul Khurana?

The population of Abul Khurana was 6,789 at the 2011 census, living in 1,283 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Abul Khurana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Abul Khurana has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.