Jamalpurਜਮਾਲਪੁਰ

Where is Jamalpur?

Jamalpur is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Kunail gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032038, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7 people in Jamalpur: 4 men and 3 women, living in 1 households, an average of about 7.0 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 6 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 14 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 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 4 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 4 main workers, the largest group, 4, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jamalpur's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 18 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 14 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (14 hectares). About 47 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 4 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 five to ten kilometres away.

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

Jamalpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Rautan, Ror Majara, Ghagon Roranwali and Kukar Majara.

What is the population of Jamalpur?

The population of Jamalpur was 7 at the 2011 census, living in 1 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jamalpur have?

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