Khojkipurਖੋਜਕੀਪੁਰ

Where is Khojkipur?

Khojkipur is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028515, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 410 people in Khojkipur: 225 men and 185 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 233 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 822 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.58 per cent and women at 71.51 per cent. The census recorded 165 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 44 main workers, the largest group, 23, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 13 household industry workers and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 121 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khojkipur's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 155 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (155 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 49 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Khojkipur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahesh Dogar, Mari Panwan, Bahadurpur Rajoa and Khokharwal.

What is the population of Khojkipur?

The population of Khojkipur was 410 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khojkipur have?

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