Jhanjian Khurdਝਂਜਿਆਂ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Jhanjian Khurd?

Jhanjian Khurd is a village in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028827, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 702 people in Jhanjian Khurd: 359 men and 343 women, living in 131 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 826 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 955 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 97, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 256 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.68 per cent and women at 69.86 per cent. The census recorded 187 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 174 main workers, the largest group, 80, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 49 agricultural labourers and 42 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhanjian Khurd's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 7 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 80 cultivators and 58 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Jhanjian Khurd is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lala Nangal, Manjian Wali and Muridke.

What is the population of Jhanjian Khurd?

The population of Jhanjian Khurd was 702 at the 2011 census, living in 131 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jhanjian Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhanjian Khurd has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.