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Where is Khokhar?

Khokhar is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028132, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 831 people in Khokhar: 411 men and 420 women, living in 143 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 513 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1022 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.37 per cent and women at 71.16 per cent. The census recorded 254 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 208 main workers, the largest group, 95, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 65 agricultural labourers and 45 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 46 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khokhar's land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 145 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (145 hectares). About 15 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 99 cultivators and 79 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khokhar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhulia and Lole Nangal.

What is the population of Khokhar?

The population of Khokhar was 831 at the 2011 census, living in 143 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khokhar have?

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