Jalalpurਜਲਾਲਪੁਰ

Where is Jalalpur?

Jalalpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036548, and it covers 156 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,028 people in Jalalpur: 1,056 men and 972 women, living in 379 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 156 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,300 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 220, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 537 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.19 per cent and women at 71.96 per cent. The census recorded 613 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 610 main workers, the largest group, 512, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 cultivators on their own land and 20 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jalalpur's land. Of the village's 156 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 55 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 74 cultivators and 20 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Jalalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Budhanpur, Chaura, Raipur and Ghalori.

What is the population of Jalalpur?

The population of Jalalpur was 2,028 at the 2011 census, living in 379 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Jalalpur have?

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