Jaitu
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| ?Jaitu Punjab • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Faridkot |
| Population | 32,898 (2001) |
Jaitu is a city and a municipal council in Faridkot district in the Indian state of Punjab.
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[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Jaitu had a population of 32,898. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jaitu has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 56%. In Jaitu, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Climate
Summer temperatures can be as high as 50 °C (122°F); and winter temperatures as low as 0 °C (32°F). The weather is generally dry but will be highly humid from mid May to end of August due to farmers irrigating the fields.{{{author}}}, {{{title}}}, [[{{{publisher}}}]], [[{{{date}}}]]. Rainfall is primarily from the southwest, due to the monsoon, and lasts from mid-July to mid-September.
[edit] Education
There are two public schools, one for boys and one for girls. Both are higher secondary schools with classes up to 10+2, which is equal to A level of English school system. Apart from public schools, there are other private schools also, and are popular among the local population, Saraswati senior secondary School, Amar Murti Tagore School, Sivalik public School DAV centenary public school. Jaitu lack higher education institutes, as there is only one college named Saraswati girls' college and that also is of arts streams only. Boys and girls aspiring to study, go to other cities which have better institutes.
[edit] Economy
Jaitu's main economy is agriculture. It is known for its mandis which is local word for market, they are famous for wheat and cotton trade. There are different processing industrial units. There are around 10 rice mills and 3 cotton factories.
[edit] Politics
It comes under Kotkapura constituecy for parliment of India, and forms independent constituency fo state assembly. Presently Sardar Sukhbir singh Badal is the MP and Sardar ripjeet Singh Brar is the MLA.
[edit] Religion
Gangsar jaitu takes its name form a story according to which guru gobid singh ji the town and was siting on a sand dune (tiba) when he saw a saint crying and then guruji asked him why he was crying, then he said that he was crying because he lost his bowl in river ganga. After hearing this guruji fired and arrow which when stuck the ground opened a water source, which is believed as ganga water. That is why jaitu is called Gangsar (Gang-Ganga, sar-sarovar, lake) which means lake of ganga water. Later Gurudwaras were constructed on both the sites, on the tiba whe guruji was sitting named as Gurudwara Tibbi Sahib and where lake was opened, Gurudwara Gangsar sahib.
[edit] Health
[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
