Jamalpur Kalanਜਮਾਲਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Jamalpur Kalan?

Jamalpur Kalan is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and is served by the Jamalpur-Kalan- gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031052, and it covers 322 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 268 people in Jamalpur Kalan: 123 men and 145 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 322 hectares, the population density works out to about 83 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1179 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, 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 87.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.57 per cent and women at 84.73 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 52 main workers, the largest group, 36, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jamalpur Kalan's land. Of the village's 322 hectares, 251 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 211 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (211 hectares). About 69 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 17 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. 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

Jamalpur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhigla Pind, Pandori, Balhaddah and Bhagran.

What is the population of Jamalpur Kalan?

The population of Jamalpur Kalan was 268 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jamalpur Kalan have?

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