Jandiala (Rural)ਜੰਡਿਆਲਾ ਰੂਰਲ

Where is Jandiala Rural?

Jandiala Rural is a village in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jandiala, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jandiala Guru community development block and is served by the Jandiala (Rural) gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037545, and it covers 1,420 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 479 people in Jandiala Rural: 252 men and 227 women, living in 96 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,420 hectares, the population density works out to about 34 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 66 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.77 per cent and women at 64.29 per cent. The census recorded 147 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 146 main workers, the largest group, 78, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 56 cultivators on their own land and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jandiala Rural's land. Of the village's 1,420 hectares, 1,184 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,184 hectares). About 236 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 56 cultivators and 12 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jandiala Rural is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jandiala, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thathi, Nawan Kot, Bundala and Nijjarpura.

What is the population of Jandiala Rural?

The population of Jandiala Rural was 479 at the 2011 census, living in 96 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Jandiala Rural have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jandiala Rural has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.