Jajja Khurd Explained

Jajja Khurd
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.0839°N 75.8487°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Phillaur
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:246
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:959[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Other spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144418
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01826
Registration Plate:PB 37
Iso Code:IN-PB

Jajja Khurd is a village (Pind) 2 km from the market town of Apra and within close proximity of Phagwara, Phillaur, Goraya and Banga. Kalan is Persian language word which means Big and Khurd is Persian word which means small when two villages have same name then it is distinguished with Kalan means Big and Khurd means Small used with Village Name.It is within the Doaba region of Punjab in India in the Jalandhar district, close to the boundary of Nawanshahr district. There is a majority of Garcha/Sandhu surnames residing in the village.

A large Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) is present as you enter Jajja from Apra.[2] [3]

The closest train station is situated 8 km away in the town of Goraya.

People of Jajja Khurd

The people of Jajja Khurd are considered by many as traditional Punjabis, they are known to be very conservative in their values and although a large percentage of the population has emigrated to Europe and North America; they tend not adopt western culture fully i.e. continue the tradition of arranged marriage, females tend not consume alcohol as per traditional Punjabi values.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jajja Khurd Population Census 2011. census2011.co.in.
  2. https://www.mypind.com/jal/jalPage352.htm Jaja Khurd at Mypind.com
  3. wikimapia.org Search of Garcha