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Where is Khiala Kalan?

Khiala Kalan is a village of Mansa tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mansa, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mansa community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036131, and it covers 1,807 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,358 people in Khiala Kalan: 3,421 men and 2,937 women, living in 1,272 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,807 hectares, the population density works out to about 352 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 859 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 739, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,457 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.08 per cent and women at 52.15 per cent. The census recorded 2,417 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 2,089 main workers, the largest group, 857, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 845 agricultural labourers and 343 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 328 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khiala Kalan's land. Of the village's 1,807 hectares, 1,639 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,553 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,498 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (55 hectares). About 168 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 955 cultivators and 1,009 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 one government primary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Khiala Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mansa, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mansa, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tamkot, Kotra, Thuthianwali and Atla Khurd.

What is the population of Khiala Kalan?

The population of Khiala Kalan was 6,358 at the 2011 census, living in 1,272 households in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Khiala Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khiala Kalan has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.