Jhela Amda Gurdaspurਝੇਲਾ ਅਂਡਾ ਗੁਰਡਸਪੁਰ

Where is Jhela Amda Gurdaspur?

Jhela Amda Gurdaspur is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027660, and it covers 182 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,464 people in Jhela Amda Gurdaspur: 758 men and 706 women, living in 265 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 182 hectares, the population density works out to about 804 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 931 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 191, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 936 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.34 per cent and women at 76.9 per cent. The census recorded 516 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 239 main workers, the largest group, 139, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 77 cultivators on their own land and 19 agricultural labourers. A further 277 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhela Amda Gurdaspur's land. Of the village's 182 hectares, 164 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (164 hectares). About 18 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 87 cultivators and 175 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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhela Amda Gurdaspur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Darsopur, Jhela Amda Shakargarh, Rattangarh and Chak Sahu.

What is the population of Jhela Amda Gurdaspur?

The population of Jhela Amda Gurdaspur was 1,464 at the 2011 census, living in 265 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Jhela Amda Gurdaspur have?

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