Jhugianਝੁੱਗੀਆਂ

Where is Jhugian?

Jhugian is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034175, and it covers 67 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 133 people in Jhugian: 70 men and 63 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 67 hectares, the population density works out to about 199 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 66 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 43.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 52.46 per cent and women at 34.48 per cent. The census recorded 40 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhugian's land. Of the village's 67 hectares, 46 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 43 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 4 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. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhugian is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Said Jalalpur, Sherpur Taiban and Dholewala.

What is the population of Jhugian?

The population of Jhugian was 133 at the 2011 census, living in 27 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Jhugian have?

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