Alike Jhungianਅਲਿਕੇ ਝੁਂਗਿਆਂ

Where is Alike Jhungian?

Alike Jhungian is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034765, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 628 people in Alike Jhungian: 337 men and 291 women, living in 105 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 387 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 483 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.72 per cent and women at 47.41 per cent. The census recorded 176 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 169 main workers, the largest group, 63, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 56 cultivators on their own land and 50 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alike Jhungian's land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 145 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 18 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 57 cultivators and 51 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Alike Jhungian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alfooke and Dilaram.

What is the population of Alike Jhungian?

The population of Alike Jhungian was 628 at the 2011 census, living in 105 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Alike Jhungian have?

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