Jagpalpurਜਗਪਲਪੁਰ

Where is Jagpalpur?

Jagpalpur is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029637, and it covers 450 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,676 people in Jagpalpur: 851 men and 825 women, living in 357 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 450 hectares, the population density works out to about 373 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 969 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 148, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 818 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.97 per cent and women at 75.23 per cent. The census recorded 547 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 520 main workers, the largest group, 348, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 92 cultivators on their own land and 45 household industry workers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jagpalpur's land. Of the village's 450 hectares, 353 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (353 hectares). About 28 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 93 cultivators and 38 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jagpalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sikri, Dhak Jagpalpur, Sri Hargobindgarh and Ranipur Rajputan.

What is the population of Jagpalpur?

The population of Jagpalpur was 1,676 at the 2011 census, living in 357 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jagpalpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jagpalpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.