Khara Population, Caste, Working Data Faridkot, Punjab - Census 2011

Khara is a village situated in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,055 families residing in the village Khara. The total population of Khara is 5,562 out of which 2,943 are males and 2,619 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khara is 890.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khara village is 565 which is 10% of the total population. There are 307 male children and 258 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khara is 840 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (890) of Khara village.

Population
5,562
Families
1,055
Literacy
66.72%
Sex Ratio
890

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khara is 66.7%. Thus Khara village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Faridkot district. The male literacy rate is 72.31% and the female literacy rate is 60.48% in Khara village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Khara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Khara Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Khara village.

Total Male Female
Children 565 307 258
Literacy 66.72% 72.31% 60.48%
Scheduled Caste 1,660 885 775
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,228 1,037 1,191

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Khara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Khara village out of total population, 2,263 were engaged in work activities. 87.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,263 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,056 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 310 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,971 1,534 437
Cultivators 1,056 1,010 46
Agriculture Labourer 310 291 19
Household Industries 48 40 8
Other Workers 557 193 364
Marginal Workers 292 204 88
Non Working 3,299 1,205 2,094

Nearby Villages to Khara,

Below are the list of villages near Khara village in Faridkot.

Village Population
Maur 3,228
Wara Daraka 3,292
Thara 1,206
Wander Jatana 4,877
Koharwala 3,000
Dawareana 1,812
Hari Nau 5,711
Jalaleana 1,468
Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti 635
Naraingarh 313

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