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 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and is served by the Janian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029700, and it covers 78 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 177 people in Janian Chahal: 95 men and 82 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 78 hectares, the population density works out to about 226 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 37.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 39.76 per cent and women at 34.38 per cent. The census recorded 74 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 74 main workers, the largest group, 53, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Janian Chahal's land. Of the village's 78 hectares, 70 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 8 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 20 cultivators and 53 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. 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 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 13 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 Chak Bundala, Janian Chahal, Maharajwala and Gatti Raipur.

What is the population of Janian Chahal?

The population of Janian Chahal was 177 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Janian Chahal have?

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