Jandirਜਂਡਿਰ

Where is Jandir?

Jandir is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhogpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030609, and it covers 177 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,023 people in Jandir: 535 men and 488 women, living in 218 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 177 hectares, the population density works out to about 580 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 213 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.7 per cent and women at 80.13 per cent. The census recorded 294 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 268 main workers, the largest group, 189, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 69 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jandir's land. Of the village's 177 hectares, 150 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (150 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 69 cultivators and 14 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Jandir is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Giganwal, Moga, Bhundian and Sikandarpur.

What is the population of Jandir?

The population of Jandir was 1,023 at the 2011 census, living in 218 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Jandir have?

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