Jitpurਜੀਤਪੁਰ

Where is Jitpur?

Jitpur is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Jeetpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032444, and it covers 42 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 336 people in Jitpur: 168 men and 168 women, living in 70 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 42 hectares, the population density works out to about 800 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.64 per cent and women at 57.64 per cent. The census recorded 98 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 98 main workers, the largest group, 78, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jitpur's land. Of the village's 42 hectares, 7 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (7 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 78 cultivators and 11 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, 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Jitpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raju Majra, Shahbazpur, Bhanewal and Nanowal.

What is the population of Jitpur?

The population of Jitpur was 336 at the 2011 census, living in 70 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jitpur have?

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