Jandaurਜਂਡੌਰ

Where is Jandaur?

Jandaur is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030939, and it covers 196 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 839 people in Jandaur: 425 men and 414 women, living in 177 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 196 hectares, the population density works out to about 428 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 974 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 88, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 314 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.08 per cent and women at 86.77 per cent. The census recorded 268 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 207 main workers, the largest group, 102, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 94 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jandaur's land. Of the village's 196 hectares, 164 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 144 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (144 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 95 cultivators and 39 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. 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 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Jandaur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panwan, Thaker, Saggal and Mokh.

What is the population of Jandaur?

The population of Jandaur was 839 at the 2011 census, living in 177 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jandaur have?

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