Jalbehri Dhumiਜਲਬੇਹਰੀ ਧੁਮੀ

Where is Jalbehri Dhumi?

Jalbehri Dhumi is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and is served by the Jalabehri Dhumi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032715, and it covers 77 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 154 people in Jalbehri Dhumi: 83 men and 71 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 77 hectares, the population density works out to about 200 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.33 per cent and women at 81.54 per cent. The census recorded 43 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 43 main workers, the largest group, 30, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jalbehri Dhumi's land. Of the village's 77 hectares, 68 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (68 hectares). About 9 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 30 cultivators and 0 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jalbehri Dhumi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jalbehri Gehlan, Sadhugarh, Mathi and Rajindergarh.

What is the population of Jalbehri Dhumi?

The population of Jalbehri Dhumi was 154 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Jalbehri Dhumi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jalbehri Dhumi has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.