Jangalਜਂਗਲ

Where is Jangal?

Jangal is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and is served by the Chhawrian Bet gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028380, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 86 people in Jangal: 42 men and 44 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 105 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1048 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.19 per cent and women at 92.68 per cent. The census recorded 21 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 21 main workers, the largest group, 20, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jangal's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (74 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 1 cultivators and 0 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. 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. 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

Jangal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 17 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 Bhurian Gujjran, Gahlarian, Darapur and Chhawrian Bet.

What is the population of Jangal?

The population of Jangal was 86 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jangal have?

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