Jagatpur Village, Delhi

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'''Jagatpur''' is a [[village]] named after late Chaudhary Jagat Singh Rai of the [[Gujjar]] community.
Chaudhary Fateh Singh hailing from Jagatpur Village, Delhi, was an Indian politician who served the people of Delhi for almost three decades. He was the member of the First Legislative Assembly of Delhi and represented Wazirabad(Delhi Assembly constituency),1951-1952 Delhi. Later he was elected to the Delhi Metropolitan council from the Ghonda (Delhi Metropolitan Council Constituency ), Delhi. He Was also elected as the Executive councillor in the third Delhi metropolitan council.Later the Delhi metropolitan council was replaced byLegislative Assembly of Delhi in 1993.

==Background==
Jagatpur is one of the 122 [[Village|villages]] of [[Delhi]] lying on the outskirts of the [[city]]. The [[Yamuna River]] isn't the periphery of this [[village]] and often causes [[floods]] in the [[community]]. There have been a number of recurrent floods in the [[history]] of this [[community]] that has led to [[Population transfer|resettlement]] and rehabilitation of the population. The [[village]] is [[Rural area|rural]] in its socio-cultural aspects but because of its [[Surroundings|vicinity]] to NCT [[Delhi]], it resembles a semi-urban community.

One of the prominent features of the [[Gurjar|Gujjar]] [[community]] is that they traditionally rear [[cattle]]. Cattle rearing has been the backbone of the [[village]] [[economy]] in the past. The [[village]] has undergone many [[geographical]], [[Economy|economic]], [[Culture|cultural]] and social changes. Due to the increasing value of [[Landholding|landholdings]], the people of Jagatpur have started abandoning their traditional practice of [[cattle]] rearing in favor of alternatives better suited to the fast pace of economic growth. However, there is still a very significant population involved in [[cattle]] rearing, especially relative to [[Delhi]].

==Governance==
The [[community]] has a local [[Caste panchayat|Caste Panchayat]]. The representatives of the [[Panchayati raj|Panchayat]] are heads of the 26 Kunbas of the village. The community is inhabited primarily by [[Gurjar|Gujjars]], who constitute about 85% of the [[village]] [[population]]. The remaining population is composed of all the other [[Hindu]] castes, as well as a small [[Muslim]] community. [[Gurjar|Gujjars]] are the dominant caste with the rest of the [[population]] being composed of migrants from [[Uttar Pradesh]] & [[Bihar]].

==Population==
The [[population]] of Jagatpur is approximately 15,000 and is part of the Jharoda ward and Burari constituency. The [[village]] is secluded - it is characteristically [[Rural area|rural]] and geographically isolated. The Jharoda ward has a population of 2.5 lakh, whereas the whole Jagatpur village has 15,000 (approx.) people, which makes the [[community]] politically [[Vulnerability|vulnerable]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jagatpurjattan.com/|title=Welcome- Jagat Pur Jattan.com|last=claire|first=jasbir singh|website=www.jagatpurjattan.com|access-date=2017-05-06}}</ref> There are mainly two [[The Co-operative Group|societies]] formed by the villagers.
# Bawa Singh Johai Memorial Trust
# Lok Sewa Samiti

==Institutions==
There is no [[Anganwadi]] within Jagatpur [[village]], but there is one [[Anganwadi]] in the Jagatpur Extension area.
[[Primary Health Centre (India)|Primary Health Center]] (PHC) - There is only one PHC [SPUHC Jagatpur (80)] in Jagatpur Extension but none in the Jagatpur village. This PHC runs inside a rented accommodation and lacks proper [[infrastructure]].

==Sports==
Sports are the primary [[entertainment]] and with the help of non-residents, two [[Kabaddi]] [[Tournament|Tournaments]] are organized every year to [[Motivation|motivate]] youngsters to participate in [[Sport|sports]]. In addition, dog race competitions and ox race competitions are also held annually. [[Kabaddi]] is one of the oldest [[Game|games]] played here and a talented number of [[Kabaddi]] players are present in the [[village]]. While efforts have been made to encourage an interest in traditional games, some youngsters still prefer [[Cricket]] and other popular sports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/tags/jagatpur-village|title=Jagatpur Village News Photos Videos - Rediff.com|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mapsofindia.com/villages/delhi/ Maps of India]

[[Category:Villages in Central Delhi district]]

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