Jhander Khurdਝਂਡੇਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Jhander Khurd?

Jhander Khurd is a village in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032138, and it covers 113 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 823 people in Jhander Khurd: 440 men and 383 women, living in 167 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 113 hectares, the population density works out to about 728 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 529 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.82 per cent and women at 74.2 per cent. The census recorded 220 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 220 main workers, the largest group, 160, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhander Khurd's land. Of the village's 113 hectares, 103 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (23 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 51 cultivators and 5 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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhander Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Banga, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhander Kalan, Mallah Sodhian, Behram and Bisla.

What is the population of Jhander Khurd?

The population of Jhander Khurd was 823 at the 2011 census, living in 167 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jhander Khurd have?

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