Jhariwalaਝਰੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jhariwala?

Jhariwala is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034873, and it covers 452 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,109 people in Jhariwala: 578 men and 531 women, living in 191 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 452 hectares, the population density works out to about 245 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 919 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 139, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 367 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.92 per cent and women at 62.39 per cent. The census recorded 336 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 330 main workers, the largest group, 178, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 111 agricultural labourers and 38 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhariwala's land. Of the village's 452 hectares, 409 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (409 hectares). About 43 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 178 cultivators and 113 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 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhariwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tallewala, Rattewala Urf Sohangarh, Jandwala and Hadiwala.

What is the population of Jhariwala?

The population of Jhariwala was 1,109 at the 2011 census, living in 191 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jhariwala have?

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