Jandiala

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Jandiala ਜੰਡਿਆਲਾ
Town
Jandiala Location in Punjab, India Jandiala Jandiala (India) Show map of PunjabShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 31°10′N 75°37′E / 31.17°N 75.62°E / 31.17; 75.6231°10′N 75°37′E / 31.17°N 75.62°E / 31.17; 75.62
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,487[1]
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	IST

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

Jandiala is a village in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. 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. Jandiala is located at the centre of a circle with its curvature passing through many major towns such as Nakodar (14Km), Jalandhar (20Km), Phagwara (14Km), Goraya (12Km), Phillaur(21Km) and Nurmahal (8Km) The village Jandiala now looks like a city. There were mandis of dozens of surrounding villages. As a result, the municipality was formed by the British government in the third quarter of the nineteenth century, but due to strong opposition from the people, it was disbanded in 1872. However, in 1998, the Punjab government issued a notification to the Nagar Panchayat But then similar protests arose and within four years the Nagar Panchayat was dissolved. As a result, Jandiala was once again deprived of urban amenities. It is generally believed that the reason for the protest was the imposition of excise duty on imported goods. But some believe that this village of patriots believes in a complete people's system and when the bureaucracy prevailed due to the Nagar Panchayat, the villagers did not like it. Some politicians, through village shopkeepers, had approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court to have the notification canceled. Well-meaning people don't like it. Jandiala, one of the largest villages in the Doaba, now has a panchayat, but its sarpanch is recognized equal to an MLA.

Jandiala's revenue records show that the total area of ownership of the village is 3399 acres out of which (according to the figures of 2006 census) the village is situated on sixty one acre and farming is done on two thousand nine hundred and eighty nine acres. Thirty-five acres is ‘Barani’ and two thousand nine hundred and ninety-four acres are ‘Chahi’. Of this, one hundred and sixty-seven acres are Mushtaraka and one hundred and eighty-two acres are owned by the Panchayat. According to CENSUS 2006, the total number of houses is 1666..

The people of Jandiala believe that the foundation stone of Jandiala Manjki was laid in 1426 by a Johal Jatt named Ladha. His nephew Dhunni was also with him at the time. But some believe that the navel came much later. When Ladha settled down, he had laid the foundation of his ‘dera’(Camp) with a ‘Jand tree’ which was called ‘Morhi Gadna’. Due to this, the name of Ladha Johal's dera became Jandwala. The Jand tree, which was gutted by lightning many years ago, is still standing, but after many years, it started turning green again. Pipple has also sprouted in the Jand, which was struck by lightning. According to legend, this Jand tree has withered many times in the past centuries. People believe this myth to be true because the present event has happened before their eyes.

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

• Giani Sohan Singh from 1952 to 1957
• Giani Sohan Singh from 1957 to 1962
• Comerade Ajit Singh Johal from 1962 to 1967
• Comerade Ajit Singh Johal from 1967 to 1972
• Swaran Singh Johal 1972 to 1977
• Comerade Jagir Singh Johal 1977 to 1982
• Baba Rajinder Singh Johal from 1982 to 1993 (during the period of terrorism in 1987, the government held panchayat elections in Punjab that is why Baba

 Rajinder Singh Johal was the Sarpanch till the next 1993 elections keep working

• Gurchetan Singh Johal 1993 to 1998
• Nagar Panchayat formed from 1998 to 2003 but the government did not hold elections
• Baba Rajinder Singh Johal 2003 to 2008
• Comerade Narinder Kaur 2008 to 2013
• Gurbakhsh Kaur Johal 2013 to 2018
• Comerade Makhan Lal Pallan 2018 to

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