Said Jalalpurਸੈਡ ਜਲਾਲਪੁਰ

Where is Said Jalalpur?

Said Jalalpur is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 13 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 034174, and it covers 228 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 577 people in Said Jalalpur: 305 men and 272 women, living in 113 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 228 hectares, the population density works out to about 253 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 99, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 540 people, about 94 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.18 per cent and women at 43.95 per cent. The census recorded 126 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 106 main workers, the largest group, 104, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 household industry workers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Said Jalalpur's land. Of the village's 228 hectares, 206 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (186 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. With 106 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Said Jalalpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhugian, Basti Chirag Shahwala and Sherpur Taiban.

What is the population of Said Jalalpur?

The population of Said Jalalpur was 577 at the 2011 census, living in 113 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Said Jalalpur have?

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