Jagowal Betਜਗੋਵਲ ਬੇਟ

Where is Jagowal Bet?

Jagowal Bet is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028383, and it covers 236 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,335 people in Jagowal Bet: 684 men and 651 women, living in 236 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 236 hectares, the population density works out to about 566 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 952 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 171, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 13 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.44 per cent and women at 81.31 per cent. The census recorded 502 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 292 main workers, the largest group, 123, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 81 other workers in trade, transport and services and 69 agricultural labourers. A further 210 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jagowal Bet's land. Of the village's 236 hectares, 139 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (139 hectares). About 97 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 160 cultivators and 100 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Jagowal Bet is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhawrian Bet, Kathana, Gahlarian and Jati Sarai.

What is the population of Jagowal Bet?

The population of Jagowal Bet was 1,335 at the 2011 census, living in 236 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jagowal Bet have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jagowal Bet has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.