Ghumar Kheraਘੁਮਰ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Ghumar Khera?

Ghumar Khera is a village of Malout tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035281, and it covers 616 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,582 people in Ghumar Khera: 826 men and 756 women, living in 305 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 616 hectares, the population density works out to about 257 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 216, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,036 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.72 per cent and women at 50.31 per cent. The census recorded 507 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 475 main workers, the largest group, 284, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 108 cultivators on their own land and 83 agricultural labourers. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghumar Khera's land. Of the village's 616 hectares, 555 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (555 hectares). About 61 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 114 cultivators and 92 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Ghumar Khera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Malout, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Danewala, Kingra, Sheikhu and Rathrian.

What is the population of Ghumar Khera?

The population of Ghumar Khera was 1,582 at the 2011 census, living in 305 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Ghumar Khera have?

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