Jindraਜਿਂਡਰਾ

Where is Jindra?

Jindra is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034125, and it covers 277 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,360 people in Jindra: 726 men and 634 women, living in 243 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 277 hectares, the population density works out to about 491 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 186, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 247 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.32 per cent and women at 57.96 per cent. The census recorded 457 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 232 main workers, the largest group, 116, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 84 cultivators on their own land and 25 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 225 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jindra's land. Of the village's 277 hectares, 255 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (27 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (228 hectares). About 22 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 134 cultivators and 259 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 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jindra is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Kanian Kalan, Chak Jindra and Gatti Jattan.

What is the population of Jindra?

The population of Jindra was 1,360 at the 2011 census, living in 243 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Jindra have?

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