Khojpurਖੋਜਪੁਰ

Where is Khojpur?

Khojpur is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhogpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030633, and it covers 333 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,053 people in Khojpur: 531 men and 522 women, living in 218 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 333 hectares, the population density works out to about 316 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 983 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 125, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 285 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.37 per cent and women at 68.55 per cent. The census recorded 534 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 378 main workers, the largest group, 253, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 110 cultivators on their own land and 9 household industry workers. A further 156 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khojpur's land. Of the village's 333 hectares, 304 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (304 hectares). About 29 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 113 cultivators and 10 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khojpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhatnura Lubana, Mokal and Chaharke.

What is the population of Khojpur?

The population of Khojpur was 1,053 at the 2011 census, living in 218 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Khojpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khojpur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.