Wazirpur Jattanਵਜ਼ਿਰਪੁਰ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Wazirpur Jattan?

Wazirpur Jattan 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 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and is served by the Sandalpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027820, and it covers 21 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 120 people in Wazirpur Jattan: 63 men and 57 women, living in 21 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 21 hectares, the population density works out to about 571 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 12 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 75.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.62 per cent and women at 66.04 per cent. The census recorded 32 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 32 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wazirpur Jattan's land. Of the village's 21 hectares, 16 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 5 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 29 cultivators and 0 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Wazirpur Jattan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Hassanpur.

What is the population of Wazirpur Jattan?

The population of Wazirpur Jattan was 120 at the 2011 census, living in 21 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Wazirpur Jattan have?

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