Nanakpur Jageraਨਾਨਕਪੁਰ ਜਗੇਰਾ

Where is Nanakpur Jagera?

Nanakpur Jagera is a village of Payal tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Maloud, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dehlon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033312, and it covers 258 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,145 people in Nanakpur Jagera: 1,106 men and 1,039 women, living in 469 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 258 hectares, the population density works out to about 831 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 177, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,326 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.61 per cent and women at 75.68 per cent. The census recorded 864 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 812 main workers, the largest group, 497, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 176 agricultural labourers and 97 cultivators on their own land. A further 52 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nanakpur Jagera's land. Of the village's 258 hectares, 211 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (211 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 97 cultivators and 188 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Nanakpur Jagera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Maloud, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saharan Majra, Kulahr, Pandher Kheri and Jhamat (Payal).

What is the population of Nanakpur Jagera?

The population of Nanakpur Jagera was 2,145 at the 2011 census, living in 469 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Nanakpur Jagera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nanakpur Jagera has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.