Jodhpurਜੋਧਪੁਰ

Where is Jodhpur?

Jodhpur is a village in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036722, and it covers 211 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 331 people in Jodhpur: 169 men and 162 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 211 hectares, the population density works out to about 157 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 959 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 187 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.78 per cent and women at 68.31 per cent. The census recorded 100 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 100 main workers, the largest group, 40, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 agricultural labourers and 28 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jodhpur's land. Of the village's 211 hectares, 196 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (196 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 40 cultivators and 32 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Jodhpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Budhmore, Bivipur Khurd, Mehmudpur Rurki and Kharabgarh.

What is the population of Jodhpur?

The population of Jodhpur was 331 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Jodhpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jodhpur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.