Jhojhar Chathialਝੋਝਰ ਚਥਿਆਲ

Where is Jhojhar Chathial?

Jhojhar Chathial is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Jhojhar--Chathial gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030942, and it covers 136 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 578 people in Jhojhar Chathial: 283 men and 295 women, living in 115 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 136 hectares, the population density works out to about 425 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1042 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 140 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.8 per cent and women at 89.1 per cent. The census recorded 142 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 102 main workers, the largest group, 59, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 40 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhojhar Chathial's land. Of the village's 136 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 36 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (36 hectares). About 25 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 38 cultivators and 31 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhojhar Chathial is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mokh, Shink Chathial, Thaker and Gujar Basoya.

What is the population of Jhojhar Chathial?

The population of Jhojhar Chathial was 578 at the 2011 census, living in 115 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jhojhar Chathial have?

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