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Where is Khera?

Khera 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 14 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 032697, and it covers 443 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,060 people in Khera: 573 men and 487 women, living in 191 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 443 hectares, the population density works out to about 239 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 850 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 119, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 287 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.23 per cent and women at 74.25 per cent. The census recorded 352 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 349 main workers, the largest group, 209, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 127 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khera's land. Of the village's 443 hectares, 402 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (390 hectares). About 41 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 127 cultivators and 14 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khera is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 14 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 Dubhali, Hansali, Dholan and Ramgarh Sainian /Saini Majra.

What is the population of Khera?

The population of Khera was 1,060 at the 2011 census, living in 191 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Khera have?

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