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{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Jindowal
| native_name            =
| native_name_lang       = pan
| settlement_type        = Village
| pushpin_map            = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates            = {{coord|31.1814789|N|76.0068059|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      = [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar]]
| government_type        = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body         = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref              = Metric
| elevation_m            = 251
| population_footnotes   =
| population_total       =  1287<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=35338|title=Jindowal Population per Census India|work=[[2011 Census of India]]}}</ref>
| population_as_of       = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note        = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 652/635 [[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            = 144505
| area_code_type         = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code              = 01884
| iso_code               = IN-PB
| registration_plate     =
| blank1_name_sec2       = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2       = [[Banga, India|Banga]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-villagedirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_03.pdf|title=All India Pincode Directory|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| website                = {{URL|nawanshahr.nic.in}}
}}
'''Jindowal''' is a village in [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|1.6|km}} away postal head office [[Banga, India|Banga]], {{convert|15|km}} from [[Garhshankar]], {{convert|12|km}} from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and {{convert|103|km}} from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is administrated by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|title=List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district|work=nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette)|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924184443/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Demography ==
As of 2011, Jindowal has a total number of 263 houses and population of 1287 of which 652 include are males while 635 are females according to the report published by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]]. The [[Literacy|literacy rate]] of Jindowal is 82.08%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 151 which is 11.97% of total population of Jindowal, and [[child sex ratio]] is approximately 855 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=103437|title=Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)|work=pib.nic.in}}</ref>
Almost 62% of the population are Jatt Sikh's. Majority of them are Banga, Chahal, Jindowal, Mahal. Less than half of the population is [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 38.00% of total population. The town does not have any [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<ref name=census />
As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 402 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Jindowal which includes 348 males and 54 females. Many families has migrated to foreign countries but still hold their ancestral land. According to census survey report 2011, 96.27% workers describe their work as main work and 3.73% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing [[livelihood]] for less than 6 months.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0305_PART_B_DCHB%20_SAHID%20BHAGAT%20SINGH%20NAGAR.pdf|title=District Census Handbook SBS Nagar|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed primary school founded in 1955.<ref name="SBSNP">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbsnagarpolice.com/Forms/School%20College%20of%20SBS%20Nagar.pdf|title=List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district|work=sbsnagarpolice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/gps-jindowal/03060304601|title=Details about Gps Jindowal School|work=icbse.com}}</ref> The schools provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssapunjab.org/mdm/|title=Mid Day Meal Society|work=ssapunjab.org}}</ref> As per [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] the school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14. Sikh National College Banga and [[Mukandpur#Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College Mukandpur|Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial college Mukandpur]] are the nearest colleges.<ref name="SBSNP" />
== Landmarks and history ==
The village has a historical Sikh shrine [[Gurudwara Charan Kanwal]] which was built by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] in the memory of sixth [[Guru Hargobind|Guru Hargobind Singh]]. Guru Hargobind Singh came to this village while on his way from Phagwara to Kirtarpur and stayed here for few days after killing Pende Khan in the last battle.<ref name="NSG">{{cite web | url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/html/places_to_visit.htm | title=Religious places of Nawanshahr | work=nawanshahr.gov.in | access-date=4 November 2016 | archive-date=5 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205233300/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/html/places_to_visit.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gqIbJz7vMn0C&q=Jindowal | title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism | publisher=Hemkunt Press | author=Singha, H. S. | year=2000 | isbn=9788170103011}}</ref>
The village was named after a zamindar Jeeva whom Guru Hargobind Singh gave the blessing of milk while his stay in this village.<ref name="NSG" />
== Transport ==
Banga train station is the nearest train station however, Nawanshahr railway station is {{convert|13|km}} away from the village. [[Sahnewal Airport]] is the nearest domestic airport which located {{convert|61|km}} away 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 {{convert|141|km}} away in [[Amritsar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Jindowal,+Punjab/Banga,+Railway+Road,+Hamirowal,+Punjab/Jindowal,+Punjab/Nawanshahr+Railway+Station,+Railway+Road,+Guru+Ravidas+Nagar,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Jindowal,+Punjab/Ludhiana+Airport,+Ludhiana,+Punjab/Jindowal,+Punjab/Sri+Guru+Ram+Dass+Jee+International+Airport,+Raja+Sansi,+Punjab/@31.2714352,74.9400828,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m50!4m49!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a94896e1a09e9:0x6d8d04a4077e5e06!2m2!1d76.0094512!2d31.1813446!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a948751d74e65:0x3b7d607c041a2541!2m2!1d75.999242!2d31.1769381!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a94896e1a09e9:0x6d8d04a4077e5e06!2m2!1d76.0094512!2d31.1813446!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abdc00733d547:0xb47c552bf41ad7ec!2m2!1d76.1089072!2d31.1216023!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a94896e1a09e9:0x6d8d04a4077e5e06!2m2!1d76.0094512!2d31.1813446!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a83a8f16dc85d:0x4d81be91b95ee708!2m2!1d75.9569956!2d30.8505353!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a94896e1a09e9:0x6d8d04a4077e5e06!2m2!1d76.0094512!2d31.1813446!1m5!1m1!1s0x39196609c25343eb:0x2284aab8b51ba16d!2m2!1d74.8066719!2d31.7055209!3e0|title=Distance from Jindowal (Multiple routes)|work= Google Map}}</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of villages in India]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ Tourism of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180804201629/http://punjabcensus.gov.in/ Census of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231343/http://cept.gov.in/lbpsd/placesearch.aspx Locality Based PINCode]
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