Kiri Shahiਕਿਰੀ ਸ਼ਹੀ

Where is Kiri Shahi?

Kiri Shahi is a village of Khadur Sahib tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khadur Sahib community development block and is served by the Kiri Shahi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038287, and it covers 234 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,209 people in Kiri Shahi: 645 men and 564 women, living in 240 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 234 hectares, the population density works out to about 517 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 173, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 686 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.53 per cent and women at 62.91 per cent. The census recorded 463 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 463 main workers, the largest group, 279, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 116 cultivators on their own land and 66 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kiri Shahi's land. Of the village's 234 hectares, 223 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (108 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). About 11 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 116 cultivators and 279 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Kiri Shahi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Darapur, Verowal and Kiri Bodal.

What is the population of Kiri Shahi?

The population of Kiri Shahi was 1,209 at the 2011 census, living in 240 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Kiri Shahi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kiri Shahi has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.