Jago Sanghaਜਗੋ ਸਂਘਾ

Where is Jago Sangha?

Jago Sangha is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030088, and it covers 103 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 285 people in Jago Sangha: 149 men and 136 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 103 hectares, the population density works out to about 277 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 38 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.43 per cent and women at 63.87 per cent. The census recorded 103 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 97 main workers, the largest group, 50, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 36 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jago Sangha's land. Of the village's 103 hectares, 96 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (9 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 7 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 51 cultivators and 11 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. 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 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Jago Sangha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pabwan, Sidhu Mutsadi, Bainapur and Cheema Khurd.

What is the population of Jago Sangha?

The population of Jago Sangha was 285 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Jago Sangha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jago Sangha has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.