Janglaਜਂਗਲਾ

Where is Jangla?

Jangla is a village in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028803, and it covers 310 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,055 people in Jangla: 1,082 men and 973 women, living in 395 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 310 hectares, the population density works out to about 663 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 254, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 882 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.23 per cent and women at 63.32 per cent. The census recorded 610 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 582 main workers, the largest group, 234, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 182 cultivators on their own land and 147 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jangla's land. Of the village's 310 hectares, 262 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (94 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (148 hectares). About 48 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 182 cultivators and 247 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jangla is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nasarke, Nanak Chak, Sarchur and Ghanieke Bangar.

What is the population of Jangla?

The population of Jangla was 2,055 at the 2011 census, living in 395 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jangla have?

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