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Where is Khala?

Khala is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and is served by the Kamwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027406, and it covers 143 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 111 people in Khala: 51 men and 60 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 143 hectares, the population density works out to about 78 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1176 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 10 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 82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.62 per cent and women at 71.7 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 29 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khala's land. Of the village's 143 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (21 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (89 hectares). About 33 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 16 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Khala is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kamwal, Sadhauri, Harur and Madhopur.

What is the population of Khala?

The population of Khala was 111 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Khala have?

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