Jagatpur Thehਜਗਤਪੁਰ ਠੇਹ

Where is Jagatpur Theh?

Jagatpur Theh is a village in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and is served by the Chak Mander gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032155, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 28 people in Jagatpur Theh: 12 men and 16 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 34 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1333 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 4 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.82 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 10 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 8, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jagatpur Theh's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (76 hectares). About 6 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 8 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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

Jagatpur Theh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Mander, Bir Sarangwal, Jasso Mazara and Bahar Mazara.

What is the population of Jagatpur Theh?

The population of Jagatpur Theh was 28 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jagatpur Theh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jagatpur Theh has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.