Jhela Amda Shakargarhਝੇਲਾ ਅਂਡਾ ਸ਼ਕਰਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Jhela Amda Shakargarh?

Jhela Amda Shakargarh 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 14 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 027661, and it covers 352 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,717 people in Jhela Amda Shakargarh: 887 men and 830 women, living in 343 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 352 hectares, the population density works out to about 488 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 936 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 170, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 672 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.4 per cent and women at 80.93 per cent. The census recorded 513 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 253 main workers, the largest group, 123, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 97 other workers in trade, transport and services and 28 agricultural labourers. A further 260 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhela Amda Shakargarh's land. Of the village's 352 hectares, 324 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (324 hectares). About 28 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 131 cultivators and 258 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhela Amda Shakargarh is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 14 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 Jhela Amda Gurdaspur, Chak Sahu, Darsopur and Sahu Chak.

What is the population of Jhela Amda Shakargarh?

The population of Jhela Amda Shakargarh was 1,717 at the 2011 census, living in 343 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Jhela Amda Shakargarh have?

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