Jagatgarh Bandranਜਗਤਗੜ੍ਹ ਬਂਡਰਨ

Where is Jagatgarh Bandran?

Jagatgarh Bandran is a village of Sardulgarh tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sardulgarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035928, and it covers 408 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 731 people in Jagatgarh Bandran: 384 men and 347 women, living in 134 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 408 hectares, the population density works out to about 179 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 275 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.47 per cent and women at 48.06 per cent. The census recorded 413 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 205 main workers, the largest group, 110, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 63 other workers in trade, transport and services and 31 agricultural labourers. A further 208 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jagatgarh Bandran's land. Of the village's 408 hectares, 367 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (367 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 112 cultivators and 103 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Jagatgarh Bandran is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sardulgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jaurkian, Kusla, Mian and Chuhrian.

What is the population of Jagatgarh Bandran?

The population of Jagatgarh Bandran was 731 at the 2011 census, living in 134 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Jagatgarh Bandran have?

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