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{{About|a village in [[Punjab, India]]|villages in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]|Jand, Attock}}
{{Other uses|Jand (disambiguation){{!}}Jand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jand
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.1069664|N|75.7560474|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric


| elevation_m = 240
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 477<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=32784|title=Village Population per Census India|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 234/243 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144409
| area_code_type = Telephone
| area_code = 01824
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]- 08
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-PB]]

| blank1_name_sec2 = Post office
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Goraya]]
| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Jand''' is a village in [[Jalandhar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located 3.2 km away from postal head office in [[Goraya]], 13 km from [[Phillaur]], 36.6 km from district headquarter [[Jalandhar]] and 122 km from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by a [[sarpanch]], who is an [[elected representative]].

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, [[Co-education|co-ed]] [[primary school]] (PRI Jand). The school provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]] and the meal prepared in school premises and it was found in 1975.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/pri-jand/03041002601 | title=Details Of School | work=ICBSE}}</ref>

== Demography ==
According to the report [[published]] by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]] , Jand has a total number of 92 houses and population of 477 of which include 234 males and 243 females. [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] rate of Jand is 77.59%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 62 which is 13% of total population of Jand, and child sex ratio is approximately 1214 higher than state average of 846.

Most of the people are from [[Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 77.15% of total population in Jand. The town does not have any [[Schedule Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.

As per census 2011, 241 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Jand which includes 152 males and 89 females. According to census survey report 2011, 70.95% workers describe their work as main work and 29.05% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.<ref name=census />

== Transport ==
Goraya railway station is the nearest [[train station]] however, [[Phillaur]] Junction [[train station]] is 12 km away from the village. The village is 41.9 km away from [[domestic airport]] in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest [[international airport]] is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is 131 km away in [[Amritsar]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]

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