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Where is Isher Hail?

Isher Hail is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032668, and it covers 260 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 967 people in Isher Hail: 530 men and 437 women, living in 168 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 260 hectares, the population density works out to about 372 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 825 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 371 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.68 per cent and women at 75.57 per cent. The census recorded 296 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 295 main workers, the largest group, 148, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 144 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Isher Hail's land. Of the village's 260 hectares, 233 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (233 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 148 cultivators and 3 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Isher Hail is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balahri Kalan, Badali Ala Singh, Bambe Majra and Hindupur.

What is the population of Isher Hail?

The population of Isher Hail was 967 at the 2011 census, living in 168 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Isher Hail have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Isher Hail has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.