Khera | |
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Coordinates: 26°10′N 75°47′E / 26.17°N 75.78°ECoordinates: 26°10′N 75°47′E / 26.17°N 75.78°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 352 ha (870 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 640 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 304021[1] |
Village code | 02632900 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-26 |
Sex ratio | 1000/952 ♂/♀ |
Website | tonk |
Khera is a small village of 352 hectares in Niwai Tehsil in Tonk 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. Khera depends on Niwai, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, One tank, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Khera is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Khera's pin code is 304021[4], and village code is 02632900. The area of Khera is segregated as 141 hectares irrigated area, 131 hectares unirrigated, the 22 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 58 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Khera 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.
Khera is a census village in the district of Tonk, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 640 and has total administration over 137 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 330 people are literate in Khera out of which 226 are males and 104 are females.
Khera has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 383 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 183 male, 200 female with 364 (95.04%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 176 males and 188 females. 131 males and 167 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 3 male and 8 female agricultural labor. 19 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 Niwai and Tonk to sell agricultural produce and make their living.