Jagatpur Village, Delhi

The village Jagatpur is named after the late Chaudhary Jagat Singh of the Gujjar community. Jagatpur lies in the central district and Civil Lines division. It is under the jurisdiction of the Timarpur police station of the northern district. Jagatpur is one of the 122 villages of Delhi lying on the outskirts of the city. The Yamuna River touches 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 resettlement and rehabilitation of the population. Jagatpur is rural in socio-cultural aspects, but because of its vicinity within NCT Delhi, it resembles a semi-urban community.

The community has local Caste Panchayat within the community. The representatives of the Panchayat are heads of the 16 Kunbas of the village. The community is inhabited primarily by Gujjar, who constitute about 80% of the village population; the remaining population is composed of all the other Hindu castes, as well as a small Muslim community. Gujjars are the dominant caste, with the rest of the population being composed of migrants from UP & Bihar. The population of Jagatpur is approximately 15,000 and it is part of the Jharoda ward and Burari constituency. The village suffers from seclusion due to fact that it is characteristically rural (also unique) and geographically isolated. Jharoda ward has 2.5 lakh population whereas the whole Jagatpur village has 15,000 (approx.), which itself makes community politically vulnerable.

Anganwadi- There is no Anganwadi within Jagatpur village but there is one Anganwadi in the Jagatpur Extension area. 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 rented accommodation and lacks proper infrastructure.

Jagatpur & Cattle Rearing: One of the prominent features of Gujjar community’s cultural practice is that they have been traditionally rearing cattle. Cattle rearing has been the backbone of the village economy in the past. Having hundreds of cattle in number was a common feature in the village indicating that the village might have a significant livestock population. The village has undergone many geographical, economic, cultural and social changes. Due to the increasing value of landholdings, the people of Jagatpur have started abandoning their traditional practice of cattle rearing in favour of alternatives better suited to the fast pace of economic growth. However, there is still a very significant population involved in cattle rearing, especially if we view in the context of Delhi, which is not a rural community of Indian state.

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