Jagatpuraਜਗਟਪੁਰਾ

Where is Jagatpura?

Jagatpura is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khem Karan, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Valtoha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038124, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 123 people in Jagatpura: 62 men and 61 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 128 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 984 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 12 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.92 per cent and women at 71.93 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 31, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jagatpura's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (90 hectares). About 6 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 31 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. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jagatpura is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Khem Karan, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehpur, Ballianwala, Beharwal and Daudpura.

What is the population of Jagatpura?

The population of Jagatpura was 123 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Jagatpura have?

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