Jangpurਜਂਗਪੁਰ

Where is Jangpur?

Jangpur is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mullanpur Dakha, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sudhar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033599, and it covers 1,114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,738 people in Jangpur: 1,450 men and 1,288 women, living in 571 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 1,114 hectares, the population density works out to about 246 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 274, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 923 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.25 per cent and women at 79.43 per cent. The census recorded 1,037 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 972 main workers, the largest group, 486, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 263 cultivators on their own land and 152 agricultural labourers. A further 65 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jangpur's land. Of the village's 1,114 hectares, 905 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (55 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (850 hectares). About 209 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 270 cultivators and 157 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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jangpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mullanpur Dakha, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mohi, Bhanohar, Rurka (Ludhiana West) and Hassanpur.

What is the population of Jangpur?

The population of Jangpur was 2,738 at the 2011 census, living in 571 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Jangpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jangpur has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.