Jaitu

Jaitu
city
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Faridkot
Population  (2011)
• Total	33,465
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	151202
Telephone code	911635

Jaitu (sometimes written as Jaito, also known as Gangsar Jaitu) is a city and a municipal council in Faridkot district in the Indian state of Punjab.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, Jaitu had a population of 33,465. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jaitu has an average literacy rate of 62%, lesser than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 56%. In Jaitu, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Climate

Summer temperatures can be as high as 45°C (122°F); and winter temperatures as low as 5°C (41°F). The weather is generally dry but will be highly humid from mid May to end of August due to farmers irrigating the fields. Rainfall is primarily from the southwest, due to the monsoon, and lasts from mid-July to mid-September.

Economy

Jaitu's main economy is agriculture. It is known for its mandis which is the local word for market, they are famous for wheat and cotton trade. There are different processing industrial units. There are around 30 rice mills and 3 cotton factories. There are famous timber saw mills like Moti Timbers etc.

Education

There are several educational institutes in Jaitu mandi some of which are:

• The Global-e-School
• Amar Murti Tagore high school
• Shivalik Public School
• C.L.S.D.A.V Centenary Public School
• Guru Tegh Bahadur Public School
• DR.B.L.Mittal Public School
• Girls Government High School
• Government H.S.N.Senior Secondary School(Boys)
• Saraswati Senior Secondary School
• Saraswati Girls College
• Government College(Newly opened)
• Shahid Dr.Dharamvir Singh Bhatia Sarvhitkari Vidya Mandir

Etymology of Jaitu

"Gangsar" Jaitu takes its name from a folk story in which Guru Gobind Singh Ji visited the town and was sitting on a sand dune when he saw a saint crying. He asked the saint why he was crying to which the saint replied that he was crying because he lost his bowl in the Ganges river. After hearing his misfortune, the Guru fired off an arrow which struck the ground and opened a water source there. Later Gurdwaras were constructed on both the sites, on the sand dune where the Guru was sitting and where lake was opened

Health

There is a civil and a private hospital, and also a patanjali arogya centre which is a very famous hospital in Jaitu.

Famous Personalities

Gurdial Singh Rahi : He is a famous novelist and was awarded President award from K R Narayanan. A street in Jaitu name Gianpeeth Maarg is also named after his name. He is a writer of famous novel 'Poh fatale to pehlan' which is also taught to students of class 10th in Punjab board.there is also one film is made on his novel 'Anne ghode da daan'...and film won many awards(by Kanwar Brar Niamiwala)
Deepak Jaitoi : He was a famous poet and his poems are used in various Punjabi songs as used by Satinder Sartaaj board.
Master Karta Ram (Freedom Fighter): He is one of the main freedom fighter who spent 1 month in jaitu jail with Jawaharlal nehru. Now he is 82 years old.

Shaheed Dr. Dharamvir Singh Bhatia: He was born in Shujabad(Multan,Now in Pakistan) & after partition his family settled in Jaitu.He was a famous Ayurvedic physician, educationist, social worker & a very good politician. He was the man of principles. He was a very charming spiritual personality in the town.He was assassinated by terrorists in 23 December 1990.