Jaitpurਜੈਟਪੁਰ

Where is Jaitpur?

Jaitpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027715, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 134 people in Jaitpur: 75 men and 59 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 163 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 787 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.31 per cent and women at 58.49 per cent. The census recorded 44 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 24, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jaitpur's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 70 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 24 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Jaitpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khudaipur, Kanshi Barwan, Adam Barwan and Bhagwal.

What is the population of Jaitpur?

The population of Jaitpur was 134 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Jaitpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jaitpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.