Jhakhar Pindiਝਖਰ ਪਿਂਡੀ

Where is Jhakhar Pindi?

Jhakhar Pindi is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 1 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 027853, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 672 people in Jhakhar Pindi: 352 men and 320 women, living in 130 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 830 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 296 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.67 per cent and women at 76.9 per cent. The census recorded 193 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 65, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 33 cultivators on their own land and 7 household industry workers. A further 83 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhakhar Pindi's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 55 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (29 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (26 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 35 cultivators and 83 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Jhakhar Pindi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Awankha, Talwandi (288), Manj and Deeda.

What is the population of Jhakhar Pindi?

The population of Jhakhar Pindi was 672 at the 2011 census, living in 130 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jhakhar Pindi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhakhar Pindi has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.