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Where is Khojkipur?

Khojkipur is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028465, and it covers 55 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 240 people in Khojkipur: 126 men and 114 women, living in 43 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 55 hectares, the population density works out to about 436 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 8 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 87.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.53 per cent and women at 83.65 per cent. The census recorded 57 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 28, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khojkipur's land. Of the village's 55 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 45 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 4 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 28 cultivators and 1 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khojkipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotkhan Mohammad, Datarpur, Dhaker and Khushalpur.

What is the population of Khojkipur?

The population of Khojkipur was 240 at the 2011 census, living in 43 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khojkipur have?

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