Jandiala
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| Coordinates | 31°10′N 75°37′E / 31.17°N 75.62°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District(s) | Jalandhar |
| Sarpanch | Smt Narinder Kaur Ph.919878470235 |
| Population | 23,829 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 226 m (741 ft) |
Jandiala is a village in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Jandiala is also known as Jandiala Manjki, (A part of a small area known as Manjki region). Jandiala is a big village as compared to the surrounding villages. The post office opened in around 1910. Till this day the mail to the neighboring villages is routed via Jandiala. At present Jandiala has 6 scheduled and 1 cooprative Banks.
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[edit] History
Not much is known about Jandiala's origins, though it is estimated that its founders first arrived there about 600 years ago. It is also believed by some of Jandiala's residents that the village was founded by three men (a man and his nephews) though no one is certain that this theory is plausible.
[edit] Overview
As the literacy rate has been high the village had produced many well known personalities in almost every field, be it at village level, state level, national or even International level. Jandiala has produced more than 70 freedom fighters/Gadri Babas, who selflessly struggled for the independence of the motherland India. Jandiala is considered among the pioneer villages of Punjab from where early migration to the western world (as early as 1895) took place. Some of the famous persons of current era are Late S.Darbara Singh Johal, Ex Chief Minister of Punjab (1980 - 1983), Dr. Sardara Singh Johal, ex Vice-Chairman, Planning Board Punjab, Er. Santokh Singh Johal, (Retd. Chief Engineer, PSEB), Assa Singh Johal, Canadian Businesman, Avtar Johal aka Jandialvi, Internationally famous Panjabi poet and Editor, Lamber Singh Johal (Businessman), Major Nachhatar Singh Johal (Olympian - 2008), Indian Army, Er. Gatibodh Johal, Indian Oil Officer, Dr. Lakhvinder Johal, Programming Executive in Doordarshan,Navjit Singh Johal Head of the Deptt. of Journalism,Punjabi University Patiala, S. Rajinder Singh Johal (District President, Indian National Congress), Mrs. Inderjeet Kaur Johal (Retd. Principal), Comrade Daljit Singh (District Secretary, Communist Party Of India (Marxist), Sh. Inderjeet Trikha (Tehsildar Retd.) etc. Bhag Singh Johal immigrated to Bradford settled in Nottingham. Grandfather of leading Physicist Dr. Amundeep Singh Johal.Smt Narinder Kaur is sarpanch of Jandiala w.e.f.12.08.2008.
Almost every house in Jandiala has a family member living overseas. As per rough estimate more than 12000 First and Second Generation NRIs have their roots in Jandiala.There are many unoccupied houses which are closed since many years as all the family members have migrated to countries abroad.
The famous places of the village are Jhandiaan Wala Chowk, Khangah, Gurdwara Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Gurdwara Baba Bhumia Ji, Gurdwara Baba Sidh & Baba Marh etc.The village is also famous for the annual fair of Chowkian, which normally takes place on 26th/27th of February every year.
Jandiala is the only village in the Jalandhar district to have a Government College.Dr. Vinod Shahi,a well known Hindi writer is principal of this college.There are many educational institutes in the village from primary to graduation degree level.
[edit] Geography
Jandiala is located at 31°10′N 75°37′E / 31.17°N 75.62°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 226 metres (741 feet). Jandiala is located at the centre of a circle with its curvature passing through many major towns such as Nakodar (14 km), Jalandhar (20 km), Phagwara (16 km), Goraya (14 km), Phillaur(21 km) and Nurmahal (8 km)
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Jandiala had a population of 23,829. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jandiala has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 62%. In Jandiala, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Majority of the residents in the village follow Sikhism. The most common surname in the village is Johal. Majority of population works in Agriculture industry.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jandiala
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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