Jhigla Pindਝਿਗਲਾ ਪਿੰਡ

Where is Jhigla Pind?

Jhigla Pind is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and is served by the Jhigla-Pind--191 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031051, and it covers 75 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 297 people in Jhigla Pind: 140 men and 157 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 75 hectares, the population density works out to about 396 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1121 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, 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 90.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.72 per cent and women at 85.61 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 23, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhigla Pind's land. Of the village's 75 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 56 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 11 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 29 cultivators and 20 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhigla Pind is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Balhaddah, Jamalpur Kalan, Daulowal and Pandori.

What is the population of Jhigla Pind?

The population of Jhigla Pind was 297 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jhigla Pind have?

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