Jhabkraਝਬਕਰਾ

Where is Jhabkra?

Jhabkra is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027804, and it covers 737 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,171 people in Jhabkra: 2,682 men and 2,489 women, living in 1,040 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 737 hectares, the population density works out to about 702 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 928 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 591, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,346 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.95 per cent and women at 74.87 per cent. The census recorded 1,566 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 941 main workers, the largest group, 455, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 291 cultivators on their own land and 179 agricultural labourers. A further 625 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhabkra's land. Of the village's 737 hectares, 667 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (667 hectares). About 70 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 386 cultivators and 375 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhabkra is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Aima, Jogar, Bala Pindi and Chitti.

What is the population of Jhabkra?

The population of Jhabkra was 5,171 at the 2011 census, living in 1,040 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jhabkra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhabkra has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.