Jamaitgarh Alias Khosaਜਮੈਟਗੜ੍ਹ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਖੋਸਾ

Where is Jamaitgarh Alias Khosa?

Jamaitgarh Alias Khosa is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and is served by the Jahangir gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029891, and it covers 205 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 193 people in Jamaitgarh Alias Khosa: 127 men and 66 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 205 hectares, the population density works out to about 94 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 520 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 44 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 47.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 45.13 per cent and women at 51.61 per cent. The census recorded 112 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 81, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 14 cultivators on their own land and 14 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jamaitgarh Alias Khosa's land. Of the village's 205 hectares, 183 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (183 hectares). About 22 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 14 cultivators and 82 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jamaitgarh Alias Khosa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tut, Jahangir, Haer and Gill (Nakodar).

What is the population of Jamaitgarh Alias Khosa?

The population of Jamaitgarh Alias Khosa was 193 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Jamaitgarh Alias Khosa have?

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