Jahangirpurਜਹਂਗਿਰਪੁਰ

Where is Jahangirpur?

Jahangirpur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and is served by the Janangirpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028186, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 301 people in Jahangirpur: 157 men and 144 women, living in 55 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 510 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 177 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.23 per cent and women at 75.81 per cent. The census recorded 123 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 100 main workers, the largest group, 68, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jahangirpur's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 52 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (46 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (6 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 19 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Getting there

Jahangirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Paniar, Maddowal and Rauwal.

What is the population of Jahangirpur?

The population of Jahangirpur was 301 at the 2011 census, living in 55 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jahangirpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jahangirpur has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.