Jhugian Kadirਝੁੱਗੀਆਂ ਕਡਿਰ

Where is Jhugian Kadir?

Jhugian Kadir is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033412, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 333 people in Jhugian Kadir: 171 men and 162 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 290 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 947 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 178 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.23 per cent and women at 60.78 per cent. The census recorded 223 workers, about 67 per cent of the village. Of the 91 main workers, the largest group, 91, were agricultural labourers. A further 132 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhugian Kadir's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 223 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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

Jhugian Kadir is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gujjarwal Bet, Dholanwal, Bhaini Gahi and Gopalpur.

What is the population of Jhugian Kadir?

The population of Jhugian Kadir was 333 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Jhugian Kadir have?

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