Janian Chahalਜਾਨੀਆਂ ਚਾਹਲ

Where is Janian Chahal?

Janian Chahal is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029701, and it covers 274 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 565 people in Janian Chahal: 296 men and 269 women, living in 111 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 274 hectares, the population density works out to about 207 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.92 per cent and women at 67.47 per cent. The census recorded 146 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 128 main workers, the largest group, 91, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 25 agricultural labourers and 12 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Janian Chahal's land. Of the village's 274 hectares, 257 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (257 hectares). About 16 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 102 cultivators and 25 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. 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

Janian Chahal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Janian Chahal, Gatti Raipur, Chak Bundala and Fatehpur Bhagwan.

What is the population of Janian Chahal?

The population of Janian Chahal was 565 at the 2011 census, living in 111 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Janian Chahal have?

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