Jiwanpur Jattanਜਿਵਨਪੁਰ ਜੱਟਨ

Where is Jiwanpur Jattan?

Jiwanpur Jattan is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Jiwanpur--Jattan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031923, and it covers 113 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 679 people in Jiwanpur Jattan: 332 men and 347 women, living in 160 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 113 hectares, the population density works out to about 601 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1045 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 454 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.85 per cent and women at 80.89 per cent. The census recorded 374 workers, about 55 per cent of the village. Of the 137 main workers, the largest group, 110, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 237 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jiwanpur Jattan's land. Of the village's 113 hectares, 96 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 79 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 16 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Jiwanpur Jattan is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehngerwal, Bharatpur Jattan, Meghowal and Raniala.

What is the population of Jiwanpur Jattan?

The population of Jiwanpur Jattan was 679 at the 2011 census, living in 160 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jiwanpur Jattan have?

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