Kharkan (502)
Hoshiarpur-Ii block · Hoshiarpur district, Punjab · PIN 146001 · village code 31484
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 2,529 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 498 — a drop of more than 40%. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
2,529
Male / female
1,547 / 982
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
635
Children aged 0–6
234
Literacy rate
80.9%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
549 / 0
Working population
1,582
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
12.8%
Households
363
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was surveyed once by each. The figures below are from Kharkan panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 2 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
No CSC
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
40
Teachers
2
Students per teacher
20
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
Yes
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
58
Non-farm households
25
Share of households farming, 2020
70%
Net sown area
20 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
20 / 18 / 0
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Location
31.5305, 75.9044 — view on OpenStreetMap
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