Johal (Jalandhar I)ਜੌਹਲ (ਜਲੰਧਰ-1)

Where is Johal (Jalandhar I)?

Johal (Jalandhar I) is a village in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and is served by the Johal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030337, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,573 people in Johal (Jalandhar I): 800 men and 773 women, living in 346 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,132 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 966 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 144, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 892 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.31 per cent and women at 82.81 per cent. The census recorded 450 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 442 main workers, the largest group, 381, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 54 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Johal (Jalandhar I)'s land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 54 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Johal (Jalandhar I) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bolina, Kangniwal (Jalandhar I), Jaitewali and Kabulpur.

What is the population of Johal (Jalandhar I)?

The population of Johal (Jalandhar I) was 1,573 at the 2011 census, living in 346 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Johal (Jalandhar I) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Johal (Jalandhar I) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.