Jandialaਜੰਡਿਆਲਾ

Where is Jandiala?

Jandiala is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Harsa Chhina community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037405, and it covers 128 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 61 people in Jandiala: 35 men and 26 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 128 hectares, the population density works out to about 48 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 743 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 58 people, about 95 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 42.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 44.83 per cent and women at 40 per cent. The census recorded 26 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 16, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jandiala's land. Of the village's 128 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (63 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (51 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded no cultivators of their own land in the village, but 9 agricultural labourers, who work on farms in and around the village.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Jandiala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saktu Nangal, Pathan Nangal, Kandowali and Chetanpura.

What is the population of Jandiala?

The population of Jandiala was 61 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Jandiala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jandiala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.