Jia Sahota Khurdਜਿਆ ਸਹੋਟਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Jia Sahota Khurd?

Jia Sahota Khurd is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Jia--Sahota--Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030865, and it covers 52 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 414 people in Jia Sahota Khurd: 220 men and 194 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 52 hectares, the population density works out to about 796 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 261 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.41 per cent and women at 83.91 per cent. The census recorded 136 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 128 main workers, the largest group, 66, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 41 cultivators on their own land and 21 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jia Sahota Khurd's land. Of the village's 52 hectares, 46 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (46 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 21 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Jia Sahota Khurd is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ambala (Jattan), Mahal, Alar Pind and Thinda.

What is the population of Jia Sahota Khurd?

The population of Jia Sahota Khurd was 414 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jia Sahota Khurd have?

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