Jaitowalਜੈਤੋਵਾਲ

Where is Jaitowal?

Jaitowal is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rurka Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030218, and it covers 229 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 328 people in Jaitowal: 162 men and 166 women, living in 72 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 229 hectares, the population density works out to about 143 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1025 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.63 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 108 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 79, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 24 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jaitowal's land. Of the village's 229 hectares, 229 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (229 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 80 cultivators and 1 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jaitowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Goraya, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bansian, Khojpur, Dhindsa and Pasla.

What is the population of Jaitowal?

The population of Jaitowal was 328 at the 2011 census, living in 72 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Jaitowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jaitowal has government schools from primary to middle school level.