Jaganpurਜਗਨਪੁਰ

Where is Jaganpur?

Jaganpur is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Alawalpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and is served by the Talwara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030312, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 140 people in Jaganpur: 77 men and 63 women, living in 29 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 118 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 818 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 32 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80 per cent and women at 68.52 per cent. The census recorded 75 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 57 main workers, the largest group, 20, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jaganpur's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 108 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (108 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 21 cultivators and 29 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jaganpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Alawalpur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talwara, Duhra, Goalpind and Dolike Sunderpur.

What is the population of Jaganpur?

The population of Jaganpur was 140 at the 2011 census, living in 29 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Jaganpur have?

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