Janetpurਜਨੇਟਪੁਰ

Where is Janetpur?

Janetpur is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039321, and it covers 234 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 822 people in Janetpur: 451 men and 371 women, living in 155 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 234 hectares, the population density works out to about 351 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 823 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 88, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 317 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.22 per cent and women at 80.65 per cent. The census recorded 271 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 259 main workers, the largest group, 140, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 115 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Janetpur's land. Of the village's 234 hectares, 195 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 101 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 116 cultivators and 4 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. 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 anganwadi centre and 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Janetpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gholu Majra, Jawaharpur, Issapur jangi and Mukandpur.

What is the population of Janetpur?

The population of Janetpur was 822 at the 2011 census, living in 155 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Janetpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Janetpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.