Jalalpurਜਲਾਲਪੁਰ

Where is Jalalpur?

Jalalpur is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Jalalpur,Patti Nangli Jalalpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030646, and it covers 577 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,323 people in Jalalpur: 1,601 men and 1,722 women, living in 796 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 577 hectares, the population density works out to about 576 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1076 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 343, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 515 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.55 per cent and women at 75.37 per cent. The census recorded 895 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 697 main workers, the largest group, 339, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 273 cultivators on their own land and 68 agricultural labourers. A further 198 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jalalpur's land. Of the village's 577 hectares, 507 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (507 hectares). About 70 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 357 cultivators and 106 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jalalpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Awan Ghore Shah, Jalal Nangal, Rani Pind and Chohan.

What is the population of Jalalpur?

The population of Jalalpur was 3,323 at the 2011 census, living in 796 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jalalpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jalalpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.