Jathu Nangalਜਥੂ ਨੰਗਲ

Where is Jathu Nangal?

Jathu Nangal is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037432, and it covers 283 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,076 people in Jathu Nangal: 570 men and 506 women, living in 192 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 283 hectares, the population density works out to about 380 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 132, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 733 people, about 68 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.14 per cent and women at 60.88 per cent. The census recorded 479 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 290 main workers, the largest group, 144, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 83 other workers in trade, transport and services and 56 cultivators on their own land. A further 189 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jathu Nangal's land. Of the village's 283 hectares, 258 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (192 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (66 hectares). About 25 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 63 cultivators and 308 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jathu Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Majitha, about 3 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 Bhandewali and Inaitpura.

What is the population of Jathu Nangal?

The population of Jathu Nangal was 1,076 at the 2011 census, living in 192 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Jathu Nangal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jathu Nangal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.