Jhajarਝਾਜਰ

Where is Jhajar?

Jhajar is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038402, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 632 people in Jhajar: 319 men and 313 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 359 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 981 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 240 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.56 per cent and women at 71.69 per cent. The census recorded 187 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 155 main workers, the largest group, 124, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 household industry workers and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhajar's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record. About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 17 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 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhajar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur, Nanowal, Bacholi and Tarapur.

What is the population of Jhajar?

The population of Jhajar was 632 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Jhajar have?

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