Jandwalaਜਂਡਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jandwala?

Jandwala is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034944, and it covers 442 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 757 people in Jandwala: 389 men and 368 women, living in 158 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 442 hectares, the population density works out to about 171 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 261 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.95 per cent and women at 60.18 per cent. The census recorded 261 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 130 main workers, the largest group, 116, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 131 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jandwala's land. Of the village's 442 hectares, 398 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (398 hectares). About 41 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 116 cultivators and 126 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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jandwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel.

What is the population of Jandwala?

The population of Jandwala was 757 at the 2011 census, living in 158 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jandwala have?

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