Jiwa Arainਜਿਵਾ ਅਰੈਨ

Where is Jiwa Arain?

Jiwa Arain is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034837, and it covers 630 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,058 people in Jiwa Arain: 1,070 men and 988 women, living in 372 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 630 hectares, the population density works out to about 327 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 240, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 972 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.09 per cent and women at 61.54 per cent. The census recorded 983 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 448 main workers, the largest group, 227, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 146 agricultural labourers and 71 cultivators on their own land. A further 535 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jiwa Arain's land. Of the village's 630 hectares, 578 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (578 hectares). About 50 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 129 cultivators and 539 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jiwa Arain is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Qutabgarh, Rukna Bodla, Sadio Ke Mohan and Chak Panje Ke.

What is the population of Jiwa Arain?

The population of Jiwa Arain was 2,058 at the 2011 census, living in 372 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Jiwa Arain have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jiwa Arain has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.