Jiwan Bhediਜਿਵਨ ਭੇਡੀ

Where is Jiwan Bhedi?

Jiwan Bhedi is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 16 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 034577, and it covers 133 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 211 people in Jiwan Bhedi: 107 men and 104 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 133 hectares, the population density works out to about 158 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 972 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 71 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 99.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 98.92 per cent. The census recorded 63 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 61 main workers, the largest group, 42, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jiwan Bhedi's land. Of the village's 133 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (36 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (83 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 16 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jiwan Bhedi 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 16 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 Tega Singhwala, Katora (Firozpur), Mahalam and Maste Ke.

What is the population of Jiwan Bhedi?

The population of Jiwan Bhedi was 211 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jiwan Bhedi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jiwan Bhedi has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.