Issapur jangiਇੱਸਾਪੁਰ ਜਂਗੀ

Where is Issapur jangi?

Issapur jangi is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and is served by the Issapur Jangi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039319, and it covers 196 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 279 people in Issapur jangi: 156 men and 123 women, living in 61 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 196 hectares, the population density works out to about 142 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 788 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 72 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.34 per cent and women at 71.84 per cent. The census recorded 126 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 121 main workers, the largest group, 102, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Issapur jangi's land. Of the village's 196 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 105 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). About 26 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 19 cultivators and 0 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Issapur jangi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bair Majra, Gholu Majra, Hassanpur and Janetpur.

What is the population of Issapur jangi?

The population of Issapur jangi was 279 at the 2011 census, living in 61 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Issapur jangi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Issapur jangi has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.