Jaimalwalaਜੈਮਲਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jaimalwala?

Jaimalwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034539, and it covers 279 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,051 people in Jaimalwala: 533 men and 518 women, living in 190 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 279 hectares, the population density works out to about 377 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 972 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 147, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 516 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.49 per cent and women at 59.51 per cent. The census recorded 295 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 295 main workers, the largest group, 145, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 143 cultivators on their own land and 7 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jaimalwala's land. Of the village's 279 hectares, 266 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (239 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 13 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 143 cultivators and 145 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Jaimalwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 5 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 Kamalwala Khurd, Fatta Bora, Aliwala and Gurditiwala.

What is the population of Jaimalwala?

The population of Jaimalwala was 1,051 at the 2011 census, living in 190 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jaimalwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jaimalwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.