Jhok Tahal Singhਝੋਕ ਤਹਲ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Jhok Tahal Singh?

Jhok Tahal Singh is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 14 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 034778, and it covers 456 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,002 people in Jhok Tahal Singh: 527 men and 475 women, living in 181 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 456 hectares, the population density works out to about 220 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 143, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 508 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63 per cent and women at 49.64 per cent. The census recorded 423 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 271 main workers, the largest group, 124, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 102 cultivators on their own land and 40 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 152 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhok Tahal Singh's land. Of the village's 456 hectares, 413 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (17 hectares). About 44 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 108 cultivators and 260 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 its own post office. 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

Jhok Tahal Singh 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 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tahliwala, Machhiwara and Theh Gujjar.

What is the population of Jhok Tahal Singh?

The population of Jhok Tahal Singh was 1,002 at the 2011 census, living in 181 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jhok Tahal Singh have?

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