Jhandpurਝਂਡਪੁਰ

Where is Jhandpur?

Jhandpur is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027474, and it covers 100 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 447 people in Jhandpur: 243 men and 204 women, living in 93 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 100 hectares, the population density works out to about 447 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 840 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 306 people, about 68 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.2 per cent and women at 70.17 per cent. The census recorded 160 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 160 main workers, the largest group, 104, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 44 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhandpur's land. Of the village's 100 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (91 hectares). About 9 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 12 cultivators and 104 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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

Jhandpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Basroop, Lahri Samanchan, Bhadrali and Sherpur.

What is the population of Jhandpur?

The population of Jhandpur was 447 at the 2011 census, living in 93 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Jhandpur have?

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