Jindowalਜਿਂਡੋਵਲ

Where is Jindowal?

Jindowal is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 1 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 032196, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,287 people in Jindowal: 652 men and 635 women, living in 263 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 815 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 974 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 154, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 494 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.94 per cent and women at 78.19 per cent. The census recorded 402 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 387 main workers, the largest group, 306, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 64 cultivators on their own land and 10 household industry workers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jindowal's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 103 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (103 hectares). About 55 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 66 cultivators and 8 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, 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. 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

Jindowal 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 1 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 Hamirowal, Dosanjh Khurd, Sotran and Bhukhri.

What is the population of Jindowal?

The population of Jindowal was 1,287 at the 2011 census, living in 263 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jindowal have?

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