Hans (Jagraon)ਹਂਸ ਜਗਰਾਉਂ

Where is Hans (Jagraon)?

Hans (Jagraon) is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jagraon community development block and is served by the Hans Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033771, and it covers 1,194 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,871 people in Hans (Jagraon): 2,510 men and 2,361 women, living in 932 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,194 hectares, the population density works out to about 408 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 473, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,873 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.57 per cent and women at 73.61 per cent. The census recorded 1,695 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 1,532 main workers, the largest group, 616, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 472 agricultural labourers and 430 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 163 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hans (Jagraon)'s land. Of the village's 1,194 hectares, 1,063 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (342 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (721 hectares). About 131 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 620 cultivators and 552 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, 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, 2 primary health sub-centres, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Hans (Jagraon) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sujapur, Chachrari, Chhajjawal and Dholan.

What is the population of Hans (Jagraon)?

The population of Hans (Jagraon) was 4,871 at the 2011 census, living in 932 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Hans (Jagraon) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hans (Jagraon) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.