Jamalpurਜਮਾਲਪੁਰ

Where is Jamalpur?

Jamalpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027483, and it covers 210 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,712 people in Jamalpur: 914 men and 798 women, living in 348 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 210 hectares, the population density works out to about 815 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 165, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 847 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.14 per cent and women at 80.91 per cent. The census recorded 634 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 387 main workers, the largest group, 172, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 100 agricultural labourers and 84 cultivators on their own land. A further 247 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jamalpur's land. Of the village's 210 hectares, 117 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (104 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (13 hectares). About 43 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 129 cultivators and 194 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jamalpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahlolpur, Deriwala, Muradpur and Lado Chak.

What is the population of Jamalpur?

The population of Jamalpur was 1,712 at the 2011 census, living in 348 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Jamalpur have?

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