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Where is Jhanda Labana?

Jhanda Labana is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and is served by the Jhanda Lubana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028403, and it covers 222 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,688 people in Jhanda Labana: 893 men and 795 women, living in 345 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 222 hectares, the population density works out to about 760 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 173, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.93 per cent and women at 82.25 per cent. The census recorded 537 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 366 main workers, the largest group, 179, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 87 other workers in trade, transport and services and 70 agricultural labourers. A further 171 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhanda Labana's land. Of the village's 222 hectares, 181 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (181 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 206 cultivators and 106 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhanda Labana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhanda Gujjran, Chhichhra, Salhopur and Bore.

What is the population of Jhanda Labana?

The population of Jhanda Labana was 1,688 at the 2011 census, living in 345 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jhanda Labana have?

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