Khusropur (Jalandhar II)ਖੁਸਰੋਪੁਰ (ਜਲੰਧਰ-2)

Where is Khusropur (Jalandhar II)?

Khusropur (Jalandhar II) is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Khusropur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030534, and it covers 254 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,413 people in Khusropur (Jalandhar II): 716 men and 697 women, living in 280 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 254 hectares, the population density works out to about 556 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 150, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 453 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.26 per cent and women at 72.13 per cent. The census recorded 451 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 439 main workers, the largest group, 215, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 112 cultivators on their own land and 100 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khusropur (Jalandhar II)'s land. Of the village's 254 hectares, 254 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (254 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 115 cultivators and 104 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khusropur (Jalandhar II) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Basrampur, Dittu Nangal, Fazalpur and Bhikhu Nangal.

What is the population of Khusropur (Jalandhar II)?

The population of Khusropur (Jalandhar II) was 1,413 at the 2011 census, living in 280 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Khusropur (Jalandhar II) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khusropur (Jalandhar II) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.