Jalalpur Khurdਜਲਾਲਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Jalalpur Khurd?

Jalalpur 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 8 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 029761, and it covers 133 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 723 people in Jalalpur Khurd: 371 men and 352 women, living in 144 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 133 hectares, the population density works out to about 543 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 315 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.78 per cent and women at 67.3 per cent. The census recorded 271 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 148 main workers, the largest group, 85, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 35 agricultural labourers and 26 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 123 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jalalpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 133 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 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 86 cultivators and 102 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. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Jalalpur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 8 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 Theh Kushalgarh, Nawanpind Khalewal, Kotha and Sidhupur.

What is the population of Jalalpur Khurd?

The population of Jalalpur Khurd was 723 at the 2011 census, living in 144 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Jalalpur Khurd have?

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