Jaggewala Alias Musewalaਜੱਗੇਵਾਲਾ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਮੁਸੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jaggewala Alias Musewala?

Jaggewala Alias Musewala is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034328, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 244 people in Jaggewala Alias Musewala: 128 men and 116 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 249 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 17 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.64 per cent and women at 60.75 per cent. The census recorded 73 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 58, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 agricultural labourers and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jaggewala Alias Musewala's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 58 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Jaggewala Alias Musewala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khadur, Phemiwala, Qutabpura and Tibbi Araian.

What is the population of Jaggewala Alias Musewala?

The population of Jaggewala Alias Musewala was 244 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jaggewala Alias Musewala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jaggewala Alias Musewala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.