Sangha Jagirਸਂਘਾ ਜਗਿਰ

Where is Sangha Jagir?

Sangha Jagir is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 7 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 030076, and it covers 199 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 812 people in Sangha Jagir: 403 men and 409 women, living in 157 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 199 hectares, the population density works out to about 408 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1015 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 625 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.94 per cent and women at 71.24 per cent. The census recorded 211 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 141 main workers, the largest group, 62, were household industry workers, ahead of 53 other workers in trade, transport and services and 22 cultivators on their own land. A further 70 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sangha Jagir's land. Of the village's 199 hectares, 183 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (18 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (165 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 25 cultivators and 6 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. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Sangha Jagir is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 7 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 Giddarpindi, Hardo Sheikh, Rampur and Bhandal Buta.

What is the population of Sangha Jagir?

The population of Sangha Jagir was 812 at the 2011 census, living in 157 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sangha Jagir have?

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