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Where is Khera Swad?

Khera Swad is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034015, and it covers 133 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 32 people in Khera Swad: 26 men and 6 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 133 hectares, the population density works out to about 24 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 231 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 20 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 21.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 26.92 per cent and women at 0 per cent. The census recorded 28 workers, about 88 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 22, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khera Swad's land. Of the village's 133 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (114 hectares). About 17 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 0 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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

Khera Swad is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Moga, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bughipura, Mehna, Bahona and Dala.

What is the population of Khera Swad?

The population of Khera Swad was 32 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Khera Swad have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khera Swad has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.