Jhanda Bagga Nawanਝਂਡਾ ਬੱਗਾ ਨਵਾਂ

Where is Jhanda Bagga Nawan?

Jhanda Bagga Nawan is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034223, and it covers 251 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 744 people in Jhanda Bagga Nawan: 388 men and 356 women, living in 132 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 251 hectares, the population density works out to about 296 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 87, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 205 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.83 per cent and women at 59.49 per cent. The census recorded 211 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 206 main workers, the largest group, 135, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 51 agricultural labourers and 15 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhanda Bagga Nawan's land. Of the village's 251 hectares, 234 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (234 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 135 cultivators and 54 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhanda Bagga Nawan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Makhu, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bal and Buh Gujran.

What is the population of Jhanda Bagga Nawan?

The population of Jhanda Bagga Nawan was 744 at the 2011 census, living in 132 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jhanda Bagga Nawan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhanda Bagga Nawan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.