Jandwalaਜਂਡਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jandwala?

Jandwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mudki, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034448, and it covers 272 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,229 people in Jandwala: 637 men and 592 women, living in 229 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 272 hectares, the population density works out to about 452 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 154, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 650 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.2 per cent and women at 65.7 per cent. The census recorded 651 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 393 main workers, the largest group, 202, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 152 other workers in trade, transport and services and 37 cultivators on their own land. A further 258 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 272 hectares, 262 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (262 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. The census recorded 117 cultivators and 211 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Jandwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mudki, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gill, Chander, Phide and Kabar Wacha.

What is the population of Jandwala?

The population of Jandwala was 1,229 at the 2011 census, living in 229 households in Firozpur 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.