Jawanda Khurdਜਵਂਡਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Jawanda Khurd?

Jawanda Khurd is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and is served by the Jwanda Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037912, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 368 people in Jawanda Khurd: 183 men and 185 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 443 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.15 per cent and women at 70.81 per cent. The census recorded 94 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 24, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jawanda Khurd's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 70 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 7 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 22 cultivators and 22 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, 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jawanda Khurd is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bath, Bhullar, Deo and Kaler.

What is the population of Jawanda Khurd?

The population of Jawanda Khurd was 368 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Jawanda Khurd have?

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