Aliwal Jattanਅਲਿਵਲ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Aliwal Jattan?

Aliwal Jattan is a village of Fatehgarh Churian tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028810, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 470 people in Aliwal Jattan: 216 men and 254 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 351 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1176 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 288 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.03 per cent and women at 69.16 per cent. The census recorded 124 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 109 main workers, the largest group, 76, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 31 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aliwal Jattan's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 121 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (6 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 31 cultivators and 2 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Aliwal Jattan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Parowal, Mansandwal and Kotli Dhadian.

What is the population of Aliwal Jattan?

The population of Aliwal Jattan was 470 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Aliwal Jattan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aliwal Jattan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.