Jhugian Nur Mohammadਝੁੱਗੀਆਂ ਨੁਰ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ

Where is Jhugian Nur Mohammad?

Jhugian Nur Mohammad is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 26 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 038178, and it covers 143 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 419 people in Jhugian Nur Mohammad: 202 men and 217 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 143 hectares, the population density works out to about 293 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1074 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 302 people, about 72 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 40.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 45.56 per cent and women at 36.26 per cent. The census recorded 190 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 134 main workers, the largest group, 61, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 37 other workers in trade, transport and services and 22 cultivators on their own land. A further 56 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhugian Nur Mohammad's land. Of the village's 143 hectares, 126 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (126 hectares). About 17 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 25 cultivators and 69 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Jhugian Nur Mohammad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 26 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 Bhangala, Jhugian Natha Singh, Jhugian Kalu and Muthianwala.

What is the population of Jhugian Nur Mohammad?

The population of Jhugian Nur Mohammad was 419 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Jhugian Nur Mohammad have?

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