Jabo Sudharਜਬੋ ਸੁਧਰ

Where is Jabo Sudhar?

Jabo Sudhar is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029475, and it covers 196 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 614 people in Jabo Sudhar: 324 men and 290 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 196 hectares, the population density works out to about 313 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 260 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.82 per cent and women at 70.94 per cent. The census recorded 212 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 212 main workers, the largest group, 107, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 80 agricultural labourers and 25 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jabo Sudhar's land. Of the village's 196 hectares, 184 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (184 hectares). About 13 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 107 cultivators and 80 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jabo Sudhar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Machhi Jowa, Alahdad Chak, Tarf Hazi and Muketramwala.

What is the population of Jabo Sudhar?

The population of Jabo Sudhar was 614 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jabo Sudhar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jabo Sudhar has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.