Jandiala is a village in Jalandhar district

Jalandhar District

Jalandhar district , Jalandhar Zilā) is one of the 22 districts in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India. The capital is Jalandhar City...

 in the India

India

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 of Punjab

Punjab (India)

Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

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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 cooperative banks.

Jandiala is the only village in the Jalandhar district to have a Government College. There are many educational institutes in the village from primary to graduation degree level.

Geography

Jandiala is located at the centre of a circle with its curvature passing through many major towns such as Nakodar

Nakodar

Nakodar is a city and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.The city is almost 424 km from Delhi, 24 km from Jalandhar, 45 km from Ludhiana, and about 114 km from Amritsar. Surrounding villages include[Mehatpur]Nawan Pind Jattan, Heran, Bir...

 (14 km), Jalandhar (20 km), Phagwara

Phagwara

Phagwara is a city and a municipal council in Kapurthala district in North India, in the central part of the Punjab.-Location:Phagwara lies on the Delhi–Amritsar national highway No.01 and is also served by the rail link between Delhi and Amritsar. It is located between the two big cities of...

 (16 km), Goraya

Goraya

Goraya is a town in Jalandhar District in the Indian state of Punjab. It lies between Jalandhar and Ludhiana on G. T. Road NH-1, which connects Amritsar and Delhi. Goraya belongs to Tehsil administrative division and is known for its industry.-Geography:...

 (14 km), Phillaur

Phillaur

Phillaur is a town and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.- Overview :Phillaur is the railway junction on the border line of Ludhiana and Jalandhar Cantonment. It was a junction for Lohian and Ferozepur. In pre-partition days, it was the main timber market of...

 (21 km) and Nurmahal

Nurmahal

NurMahal or Noor Mahal is a city and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian State of Punjab. It is a small town located near the Lohian Khas-Nakodar -Ludhiana line in Punjab. This town is also connected with its sister towns of Phillaur and Nakodar by a road which goes side by...

 (8 km)

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, 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

Sikhism

Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...

. The most common surname in the village is Johal

Johal

Johal is a prominent Jatt family clan originally from modern Pakistan and North India. The Johals Jats are found both in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-Lineage:...

 or Sahota

Sahota

Sahota are a clan of Jatts, Rajputs, and Tarkhans found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.- History and origin myths :According to their traditions, their ancestor was a mythical fairy by the name of Punj Phulan Rani, who lived on a flower. She gave birth to a baby boy, and a tiger came and...

. Majority of population works in Agriculture industry.

Gram Panchayat Jandiala has created a website of Jandiala Manjki "www.jandialagp.com" so that everyone can stay in touch with their Village.People who are living abroad they can easily get information about their village jandiala. On this website people can obtain Photos of Jandiala, Gadri Babaas, Videos, Documents, Voter list exc. people can become a member too. Purpose of making the site is that People can stay touch with village by internet. Now People who lives abroad they can stay iin touch.