Jandiala


Jandiala is a village of the Jalandhar district situated in the Indian state of Punjab.

Demographics

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Jandiala town and their gender ratio, as of the 2011 census.
ReligionTotalFemaleMaleGender ratio
Hindu4,1552,0082,147935
Sikh3,9501,9072,043933
Muslim302138164841
Christian753639923
Total8,4874,0924,395931

Housing

Jandiala's revenue records show that the total area of ownership of the village is 3399 acres out of which the village is situated on 61 acres and farming is done on 2,989 acres. According to the 2006 census, the total number of houses is 1666.

History

The people of Jandiala believe that the foundation stone of the town was laid in 1426 by a Johal Jat named Ladha. When Ladha settled down, he had laid the foundation of his camp with a jand tree called the Morhi Gadna. Due to this, the name of Ladha’s camp became Jandwala.

Education

The only rural government college in Jalandhar is called the Guru Gobind Singh Government College Jandiala.

Religion

People of religious devotion built fourteen gurdwaras, six temples, a mosque in the six pattis of the village. A khanga and a branch of Radha Swami Dera Beas have been built. The historic Gurdwara Dehura Sahib associated with Guru Arjan Dev Ji is situated on Jandiala.

Sarpanches

The first panchayat elections were held in Jandiala after Indian independence in 1952. The details of the sarpanches elected since then are as follows: