Jhok Naudh Singhਝੋਕ ਨੌਧ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Jhok Naudh Singh?

Jhok Naudh Singh is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034655, and it covers 202 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 488 people in Jhok Naudh Singh: 262 men and 226 women, living in 95 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 202 hectares, the population density works out to about 241 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 194 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.43 per cent and women at 60.87 per cent. The census recorded 152 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 152 main workers, the largest group, 91, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 60 cultivators on their own land and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhok Naudh Singh's land. Of the village's 202 hectares, 191 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (191 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 60 cultivators and 91 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. It also had 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 Naudh Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 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 Bhure Kalan, Waryamwala, Begu Mahu and Piruwala.

What is the population of Jhok Naudh Singh?

The population of Jhok Naudh Singh was 488 at the 2011 census, living in 95 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jhok Naudh Singh have?

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