Jhungianਝੁਂਗਿਆਂ

Where is Jhungian?

Jhungian is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Lalpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032457, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 112 people in Jhungian: 55 men and 57 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 122 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1036 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.8 per cent and women at 80.77 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 62 per cent of the village. Of the 70 main workers, the largest group, 38, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhungian's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 32 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Jhungian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehmudpur Gadrian, Mahitpur, Mehindipur and Auladni.

What is the population of Jhungian?

The population of Jhungian was 112 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jhungian have?

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