Jiwanwalਜਿਵਨਵਾਲ

Where is Jiwanwal?

Jiwanwal is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031244, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 464 people in Jiwanwal: 238 men and 226 women, living in 85 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 552 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 182 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.96 per cent and women at 70.2 per cent. The census recorded 141 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 141 main workers, the largest group, 104, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jiwanwal's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 39 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (30 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 32 cultivators and 5 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 anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Jiwanwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badhan, Dewal, Arthewal and Sariana.

What is the population of Jiwanwal?

The population of Jiwanwal was 464 at the 2011 census, living in 85 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jiwanwal have?

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