Jahangirਜਹਾਂਗੀਰ

Where is Jahangir?

Jahangir is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038614, and it covers 40 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 27 people in Jahangir: 19 men and 8 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 40 hectares, the population density works out to about 68 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 421 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 100 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 11 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 11 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jahangir's land. Of the village's 40 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 7 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jahangir is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Miani, Patial, Chak Dhera and Mado Majra.

What is the population of Jahangir?

The population of Jahangir was 27 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Jahangir have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jahangir has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.