Khanpur Rajputanਖਾਨਪੁਰ ਰਜਪੁਟਨ

Where is Khanpur Rajputan?

Khanpur Rajputan is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 6 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 029833, and it covers 184 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 448 people in Khanpur Rajputan: 230 men and 218 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 184 hectares, the population density works out to about 243 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 948 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 207 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.62 per cent and women at 75.26 per cent. The census recorded 148 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 146 main workers, the largest group, 63, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 45 cultivators on their own land and 38 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur Rajputan's land. Of the village's 184 hectares, 171 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (171 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 45 cultivators and 38 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Khanpur Rajputan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malsian, Mulewal Khaira, Laksian and Mulewal Brahmana.

What is the population of Khanpur Rajputan?

The population of Khanpur Rajputan was 448 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Khanpur Rajputan have?

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