Mustfabad Jattanਮੁਸਟਫਆਬਾਦ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Mustfabad Jattan?

Mustfabad Jattan is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028303, and it covers 443 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,700 people in Mustfabad Jattan: 928 men and 772 women, living in 334 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 443 hectares, the population density works out to about 384 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 832 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 170, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 528 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.59 per cent and women at 70.54 per cent. The census recorded 588 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 517 main workers, the largest group, 281, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 142 cultivators on their own land and 79 agricultural labourers. A further 71 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mustfabad Jattan's land. Of the village's 443 hectares, 387 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (246 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (141 hectares). About 56 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 145 cultivators and 107 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 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mustfabad Jattan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Bahian, Rattowal, Tibber and Talwandi (370).

What is the population of Mustfabad Jattan?

The population of Mustfabad Jattan was 1,700 at the 2011 census, living in 334 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mustfabad Jattan have?

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