Khurampurਖੁਰਮਪੁਰ

Where is Khurampur?

Khurampur 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 Shahkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029842, and it covers 319 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 943 people in Khurampur: 509 men and 434 women, living in 207 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 319 hectares, the population density works out to about 296 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 853 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 123, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 212 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.09 per cent and women at 70.37 per cent. The census recorded 292 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 290 main workers, the largest group, 129, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 cultivators on their own land and 74 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khurampur's land. Of the village's 319 hectares, 290 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (290 hectares). About 29 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 74 cultivators and 74 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Khurampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 6 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 Rupewali, Malliwal, Darapur and Dhadha Daulatpur.

What is the population of Khurampur?

The population of Khurampur was 943 at the 2011 census, living in 207 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Khurampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khurampur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.