Jauhalਜੌਹਲ

Where is Jauhal?

Jauhal is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028613, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 161 people in Jauhal: 79 men and 82 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 163 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1038 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.29 per cent and women at 81.33 per cent. The census recorded 49 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 39, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jauhal's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 39 cultivators and 0 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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jauhal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Madra, Chaura (Batala), Kohali and Boparai.

What is the population of Jauhal?

The population of Jauhal was 161 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jauhal have?

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