Jangpur

Jangpur is a village of Ludhiana District in Punjab, India. It had a population of around 2,738[1] in 2011 Indian census, most of whom are engaged in agricultural work. The village is located approximately eighteen kilometres south-west of Ludhiana, and two kilometres from Grand Trunk Road.

Jangpur
village
Jangpur is located in Punjab
Jangpur
Jangpur
Location in Punjab, India
Jangpur is located in India
Jangpur
Jangpur
Jangpur (India)
Coordinates: 30.832°N 75.682°E / 30.832; 75.682
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictLudhiana
TehsilLudhiana West
Sub-TehsilMullanpur
BlocSudhar
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,738
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
 • Second languageHindi
 • Third languageEnglish
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
141101
Telephone code0161
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB-10
Nearest cityLudhiana
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDakha
Lok Sabha constituencyLudhiana West
Websitejangpur.com

2011 Census Chart[1]
ParticularsTotalMaleFemale
Total No. of Houses571
Population273814501288
Child (0-6)274148126
Literacy76.15  %80.13  %71.66 %
Total Workers1037818219
Main Workers972779193
Marginal Workers653926
Non-Workers17016321069

Religious places, festivities and sports

Jangpur proudly contains a range of worship spaces. For instance it has two Sikh Gurdwaras, a Hindu Mandir and Mata Rani, a Sufi Khanqah or Khaneh-gah (literally — 'house of the present time'), a Muslim Masjid and unaffiliated (non-orthodoxic) Asthaan Baabe Shaheedan (literally — 'place of the martyr elders').

It holds a ton of religious and non-religious events and the youngsters show a great passion for sports especially Football (Soccer) The village has its own football team called Jangpur Football Club JFC.[2]

References
  1. Population Enumeration Data (Final Population) Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved on 04 May 2020.
  2. About Jangpur. Jangpur.com. Retrieved on 04 May 2020.
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