Khojpur, Punjab

Not to be confused with Khajpur.

Khojpur ਖੋਜਪੁਰ
Village
Khojpur Show map of Punjab Khojpur Show map of India Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°05′59″N 75°41′36″E / 31.0998449°N 75.6932892°E / 31.0998449; 75.6932892Coordinates: 31°05′59″N 75°41′36″E / 31.0998449°N 75.6932892°E / 31.0998449; 75.6932892
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Government
• Type	Panchayat raj
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	145^[1]
	Sex ratio 80/65 ♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	144037
Telephone	01824
ISO 3166 code	IN-PB
Vehicle registration	PB-08
Website	jalandhar.nic.in

Khojpur (Punjabi: ਖੋਜਪੁਰ) is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 1.5 km away from Pasla, 16 km from Phillaur, 33 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 126 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.^[2]

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Khojpur has a total number of 31 houses and population of 145 of which include 80 males and 65 females. Literacy rate of Khojpur is 81.88%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 7 which is 4.83% of total population of Khojpur , and child sex ratio is approximately 400 lower than state average of 846.

The village does not have any Schedule Caste or Schedule Tribe population.

As per census 2011, 55 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Khojpur which includes 51 males and 4 females. According to census survey report 2011, 100% workers describe their work as main work and 0% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.^[1]

Transport

Partabpura railway station is the nearest train station however, Phillaur Junction train station is 15 km away from the village. The village is 46.6 km away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 136 km away in Amritsar.

References

1 2 "Village Population per Census India". censusindia.gov.in.
↑ "About the village". onefivenine.com.

Jalandhar district

Cities and villages in Jalandhar district	Adampur Alawalpur Apra Akalpur Anihar Ashahoor Ashaur Atta Atti Aujla Dhak Bachhowal Bainapur Bakapur Bansian Bhattian Bhogpur Burj Pukhta‎ Chak Des Raj Chak Sahbu Chhaula Chhokran Dhuleta Dosanjh Kalan Ganna Pind Garha Garhi Mahan Singh Goraya Jajo Mazara Jalandhar Jalandhar Cantonment Jandiala Jhungian Mahansingh Kadiana Kang Jagir Kartarpur Katana Katpalon Khaira Mushtarka Khanpur Kot Garewal Kotli Khakhian Ladian Landhra Lasara Lohgarh Lohian Khas Mallian Kalan Mandi Mansurpur Moron Nakodar Nagar Nurewal Nurmahal Pal Qadiam Palnau Panj Dhera Phalpota Phillaur Raipur Araiyan Raipur Sagnewal Ramgarh Rasulpur Ratainda Rurka Kalan Rurka Khurd Saifabad Sailkiyana Samrari Sansarpur Sarinh Shahkot Shahpur Shankar Sultanpur Tarkhan Mazara Tehang Turan

Other districts	Ajitgarh Amritsar Barnala Bathinda Faridkot Fatehgarh Sahib Fazilka Firozpur Gurudaspur Hoshiarpur Kapurthala Ludhiana Mansa Moga Pathankot Patiala Rupnagar Sangrur Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Sri Muktsar Sahib Tarn Taran

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