Suba Jadidਸੁਬਾ ਜਡਿਡ

Where is Suba Jadid?

Suba Jadid is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and 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 034626, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 276 people in Suba Jadid: 139 men and 137 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 253 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 986 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 89 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.05 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 89 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 76 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Suba Jadid's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (89 hectares). About 20 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 54 cultivators and 21 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Suba Jadid is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. 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 Haste Ke, Gokhiwala, Dulewala and Madhre.

What is the population of Suba Jadid?

The population of Suba Jadid was 276 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Suba Jadid have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Suba Jadid has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.