Saidpur Jhiriਸੈਡਪੁਰ ਝਿਰੀ

Where is Saidpur Jhiri?

Saidpur Jhiri is a village in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 1 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 029813, and it covers 165 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,438 people in Saidpur Jhiri: 729 men and 709 women, living in 298 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 165 hectares, the population density works out to about 873 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 161, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 968 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.69 per cent and women at 68.36 per cent. The census recorded 548 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 412 main workers, the largest group, 322, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 53 agricultural labourers and 35 cultivators on their own land. A further 136 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidpur Jhiri's land. Of the village's 165 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 39 cultivators and 68 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. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Saidpur Jhiri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 1 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 Kotli Gazran, Dhandowal, Indowal and Budhanwala.

What is the population of Saidpur Jhiri?

The population of Saidpur Jhiri was 1,438 at the 2011 census, living in 298 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Saidpur Jhiri have?

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