Jawaharpurਜਵਹਰਪੁਰ

Where is Jawaharpur?

Jawaharpur 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 039322, and it covers 254 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,352 people in Jawaharpur: 1,285 men and 1,067 women, living in 433 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 254 hectares, the population density works out to about 926 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 830 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 240, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 442 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.48 per cent and women at 74.74 per cent. The census recorded 755 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 675 main workers, the largest group, 549, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 65 cultivators on their own land and 46 agricultural labourers. A further 80 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jawaharpur's land. Of the village's 254 hectares, 177 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 78 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 77 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 70 cultivators and 51 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 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Jawaharpur 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 Janetpur, Mukandpur, Gholu Majra and Devinagar.

What is the population of Jawaharpur?

The population of Jawaharpur was 2,352 at the 2011 census, living in 433 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jawaharpur have?

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