Jaidਜੈਡ

Where is Jaid?

Jaid is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029071, and it covers 501 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,725 people in Jaid: 908 men and 817 women, living in 341 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 501 hectares, the population density works out to about 344 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 192, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 304 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.67 per cent and women at 71.89 per cent. The census recorded 545 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 396 main workers, the largest group, 197, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 135 other workers in trade, transport and services and 53 agricultural labourers. A further 149 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jaid's land. Of the village's 501 hectares, 442 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (442 hectares). About 59 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 203 cultivators and 65 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Jaid is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Begowal, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bassi, Lamman, Awan and Bhatnura Khurd.

What is the population of Jaid?

The population of Jaid was 1,725 at the 2011 census, living in 341 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jaid have?

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