Khairpur Jattanਖੈਰਪੁਰ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Khairpur Jattan?

Khairpur Jattan is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036935, and it covers 207 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,176 people in Khairpur Jattan: 616 men and 560 women, living in 227 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 207 hectares, the population density works out to about 568 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 147, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 377 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.12 per cent and women at 68.6 per cent. The census recorded 375 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 368 main workers, the largest group, 201, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 114 cultivators on their own land and 40 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khairpur Jattan's land. Of the village's 207 hectares, 191 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (191 hectares). About 16 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 114 cultivators and 40 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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

Khairpur Jattan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanpur Gandean, Mahewan, Mehmoodpur and Paharipur.

What is the population of Khairpur Jattan?

The population of Khairpur Jattan was 1,176 at the 2011 census, living in 227 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Khairpur Jattan have?

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