Jandu Jandaਜਂਡੁ ਜਂਡਾ

Where is Jandu Janda?

Jandu Janda is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Jandu--Janda gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031716, and it covers 145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 259 people in Jandu Janda: 146 men and 113 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 145 hectares, the population density works out to about 179 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 774 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 102 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.8 per cent and women at 70.21 per cent. The census recorded 97 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 88 main workers, the largest group, 69, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jandu Janda's land. Of the village's 145 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 90 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 21 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jandu Janda is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nasrala, Pawal, Taragarh and Dhah Urf Ram Nagar.

What is the population of Jandu Janda?

The population of Jandu Janda was 259 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jandu Janda have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jandu Janda has a government primary school and a post office.