Jakopur Khurdਜਕੋਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Jakopur Khurd?

Jakopur Khurd is a village in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029773, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 764 people in Jakopur Khurd: 406 men and 358 women, living in 150 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 435 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 82, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 413 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.61 per cent and women at 74.45 per cent. The census recorded 250 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 241 main workers, the largest group, 136, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 67 cultivators on their own land and 37 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jakopur Khurd's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 151 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (151 hectares). About 25 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 68 cultivators and 39 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, 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jakopur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rayewal Bet, Bara Budhsingh, Sabuwal and Ghuduwal.

What is the population of Jakopur Khurd?

The population of Jakopur Khurd was 764 at the 2011 census, living in 150 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Jakopur Khurd have?

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