Jhingar Kalanਝਿਂਗਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Jhingar Kalan?

Jhingar Kalan is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Jhingar--Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030782, and it covers 603 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,357 people in Jhingar Kalan: 1,209 men and 1,148 women, living in 481 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 603 hectares, the population density works out to about 391 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 202, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 892 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.32 per cent and women at 83.33 per cent. The census recorded 592 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 459 main workers, the largest group, 206, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 167 cultivators on their own land and 67 agricultural labourers. A further 133 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhingar Kalan's land. Of the village's 603 hectares, 536 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 534 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (534 hectares). About 67 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 189 cultivators and 97 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhingar Kalan 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 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dugari, Kathana, Khokhar and Bhuchhan.

What is the population of Jhingar Kalan?

The population of Jhingar Kalan was 2,357 at the 2011 census, living in 481 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jhingar Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhingar Kalan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.