Jamalpur Khurdਜਮਾਲਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Jamalpur Khurd?

Jamalpur Khurd is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Aulia-207 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031066, and it covers 66 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 17 people in Jamalpur Khurd: 10 men and 7 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 66 hectares, the population density works out to about 26 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 700 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 100 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 5 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 0 main workers, the largest group, 0, were cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jamalpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 66 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 5 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 0 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jamalpur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Aulia, Sihan, Langah and Dhanoya.

What is the population of Jamalpur Khurd?

The population of Jamalpur Khurd was 17 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jamalpur Khurd have?

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