Middu Kheraਮਿੱਡੁ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Middu Khera?

Middu Khera 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 23 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 035301, and it covers 1,134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,346 people in Middu Khera: 1,255 men and 1,091 women, living in 442 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,134 hectares, the population density works out to about 207 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 317, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,345 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.01 per cent and women at 48.23 per cent. The census recorded 905 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 857 main workers, the largest group, 550, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 237 cultivators on their own land and 65 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 48 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Middu Khera's land. Of the village's 1,134 hectares, 835 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (835 hectares). About 220 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 243 cultivators and 587 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 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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

Middu Khera 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 23 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 Fatta Khera, Banwala Anu, Bhullarwala and Ghumarwala.

What is the population of Middu Khera?

The population of Middu Khera was 2,346 at the 2011 census, living in 442 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Middu Khera have?

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