Jhok Hariharਝੋਕ ਹਰਿਹਰ

Where is Jhok Harihar?

Jhok Harihar is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 7 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 034520, and it covers 2,202 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,441 people in Jhok Harihar: 2,872 men and 2,569 women, living in 1,074 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 2,202 hectares, the population density works out to about 247 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 714, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,733 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.26 per cent and women at 48.82 per cent. The census recorded 1,599 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 1,482 main workers, the largest group, 754, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 469 cultivators on their own land and 222 agricultural labourers. A further 117 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhok Harihar's land. Of the village's 2,202 hectares, 1,585 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (929 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (656 hectares). About 614 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 471 cultivators and 239 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhok Harihar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Nurpur (Firozpur), Rukna Mungla, Bazidpur and Butewala.

What is the population of Jhok Harihar?

The population of Jhok Harihar was 5,441 at the 2011 census, living in 1,074 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jhok Harihar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhok Harihar has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.