Jalluwalਜੱਲੂਵਾਲ

Where is Jalluwal?

Jalluwal is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037827, and it covers 161 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,078 people in Jalluwal: 546 men and 532 women, living in 196 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 161 hectares, the population density works out to about 670 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 974 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 123, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 581 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.33 per cent and women at 72.15 per cent. The census recorded 314 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 260 main workers, the largest group, 182, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 54 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jalluwal's land. Of the village's 161 hectares, 134 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (28 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 98 cultivators and 13 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jalluwal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rayya, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lakhuwal, Waraich, Thathian and Dera Baba Jaimal Singh.

What is the population of Jalluwal?

The population of Jalluwal was 1,078 at the 2011 census, living in 196 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Jalluwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jalluwal has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.