Dialgarh Jejianਦਿਆਲਗੜ੍ਹ ਜੇਜੀਆਂ

Where is Dialgarh Jejian?

Dialgarh Jejian is a village of Dirba tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dirba, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039811, and it covers 602 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,844 people in Dialgarh Jejian: 980 men and 864 women, living in 362 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 602 hectares, the population density works out to about 306 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 218, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 660 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.13 per cent and women at 54.59 per cent. The census recorded 959 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 954 main workers, the largest group, 635, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 184 cultivators on their own land and 131 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dialgarh Jejian's land. Of the village's 602 hectares, 559 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (363 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (196 hectares). About 43 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 184 cultivators and 131 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dialgarh Jejian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dirba, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dirba, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanal Kalan, Khanal Khurd, Khanpur Faqiran and Kamalpur.

What is the population of Dialgarh Jejian?

The population of Dialgarh Jejian was 1,844 at the 2011 census, living in 362 households in Dirba tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Dialgarh Jejian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dialgarh Jejian has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.