Jhander Kalanਝਂਡੇਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Jhander Kalan?

Jhander Kalan is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 8 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 032137, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 846 people in Jhander Kalan: 432 men and 414 women, living in 184 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 434 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 958 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 415 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.68 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 276 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 273 main workers, the largest group, 200, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhander Kalan's land. Of the village's 195 hectares, 160 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (160 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 75 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhander Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banga, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhander Khurd, Bisla, Mallah Sodhian and Dhahan.

What is the population of Jhander Kalan?

The population of Jhander Kalan was 846 at the 2011 census, living in 184 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jhander Kalan have?

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