From Wikitia - Reading time: 3 minKeharpura Kalan | |
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| Country | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sarpanch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 399 ha (986 acres) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,083 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
| Pincode | 333028[1] |
| Village code | 00711400 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-18 |
| Literacy | 73.58% |
| Website | jhunjhunu |
Keharpura Kalan is a small village of 399 hectares in Chirawa Tehsil in Jhunjhunu district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Keharpura Kalan depends on CHIRAWA, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include One tap, One Well supply, Two tanks, One tubewell, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Keharpura Kalan is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Well. Keharpura Kalan's pin code is 333028[4], and village code is 00711400. The area of Keharpura Kalan is segregated as 241.1 hectares irrigated area, 94.12 hectares unirrigated, the 46.09 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 18.05 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Keharpura Kalan has One post office (Keharpura B.O) and Five public telephones. The village is connected with a single bus service. Keharpura Kalan has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
As per the census 2011 report, 1365 people are literate in Keharpura Kalan out of which 806 are males and 559 are females.
Keharpura Kalan has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 938 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 505 male, 433 female with 478 (50.96%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 425 males and 53 females. 290 males and 22 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 27 male and 2 female agricultural labor. 460 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of CHIRAWA and Jhunjhunu to sell agricultural produce and make their living.