Jandialiਜਂਡਿਆਲੀ

Where is Jandiali?

Jandiali is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032161, and it covers 262 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,115 people in Jandiali: 1,115 men and 1,000 women, living in 438 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 262 hectares, the population density works out to about 807 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 191, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,325 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.59 per cent and women at 75.68 per cent. The census recorded 778 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 640 main workers, the largest group, 514, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 103 cultivators on their own land and 12 household industry workers. A further 138 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jandiali's land. Of the village's 262 hectares, 223 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (223 hectares). About 38 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 105 cultivators and 26 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 2 government primary schools, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Jandiali 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 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehli, Mandhali, Bahua and Kultham.

What is the population of Jandiali?

The population of Jandiali was 2,115 at the 2011 census, living in 438 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jandiali have?

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