Jitgarh Urf Biroke Khurdਜਿਟਗੜ੍ਹ ਉਰਫ ਬਿਰੋਕੇ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Jitgarh Urf Biroke Khurd?

Jitgarh Urf Biroke Khurd is a village in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Budhlada, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Budhlada community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036068, and it covers 583 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,467 people in Jitgarh Urf Biroke Khurd: 792 men and 675 women, living in 265 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 583 hectares, the population density works out to about 252 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 852 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 154, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 425 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.76 per cent and women at 51.91 per cent. The census recorded 447 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 400 main workers, the largest group, 206, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 100 other workers in trade, transport and services and 87 agricultural labourers. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jitgarh Urf Biroke Khurd's land. Of the village's 583 hectares, 540 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (540 hectares). About 43 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 13 hours a day. With 211 cultivators and 90 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Jitgarh Urf Biroke Khurd is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Budhlada, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Budhlada, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Biroke Kalan, Borawal, Dodra and Bachhoana.

What is the population of Jitgarh Urf Biroke Khurd?

The population of Jitgarh Urf Biroke Khurd was 1,467 at the 2011 census, living in 265 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Jitgarh Urf Biroke Khurd have?

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