Kalsian Khurdਕਲਸਿਆਂ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Kalsian Khurd?

Kalsian Khurd is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 28 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhikhiwind community development block and is served by the Kalsia Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038053, and it covers 336 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,521 people in Kalsian Khurd: 801 men and 720 women, living in 290 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 336 hectares, the population density works out to about 453 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 188, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 621 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.04 per cent and women at 53.64 per cent. The census recorded 494 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 311 main workers, the largest group, 124, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 96 agricultural labourers and 88 cultivators on their own land. A further 183 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kalsian Khurd's land. Of the village's 336 hectares, 281 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (281 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 129 cultivators and 157 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools and 2 government middle schools, 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kalsian Khurd is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 28 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dode, Dalairi, Khalra and Dal.

What is the population of Kalsian Khurd?

The population of Kalsian Khurd was 1,521 at the 2011 census, living in 290 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Kalsian Khurd have?

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