Jandwala Charat Singhਜਂਡਵਾਲਾ ਚੜ੍ਹਤ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Jandwala Charat Singh?

Jandwala Charat Singh is a village in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035278, and it covers 1,361 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,726 people in Jandwala Charat Singh: 1,944 men and 1,782 women, living in 708 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,361 hectares, the population density works out to about 274 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 467, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,838 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65 per cent and women at 52.86 per cent. The census recorded 1,487 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,250 main workers, the largest group, 493, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 400 cultivators on their own land and 314 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 237 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jandwala Charat Singh's land. Of the village's 1,361 hectares, 1,341 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,341 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 412 cultivators and 661 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jandwala Charat Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malwala, Sheikhu, Katorewala and Danewala.

What is the population of Jandwala Charat Singh?

The population of Jandwala Charat Singh was 3,726 at the 2011 census, living in 708 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Jandwala Charat Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jandwala Charat Singh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.