Johal (Phillaur)ਜੌਹਲ ਫਿਲੌਰ

Where is Johal (Phillaur)?

Johal (Phillaur) is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Johal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030193, and it covers 244 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,187 people in Johal (Phillaur): 632 men and 555 women, living in 228 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 244 hectares, the population density works out to about 486 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 112, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 754 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.52 per cent and women at 71 per cent. The census recorded 332 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 235 main workers, the largest group, 153, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 70 cultivators on their own land and 9 household industry workers. A further 97 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Johal (Phillaur)'s land. Of the village's 244 hectares, 223 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (84 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (139 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 71 cultivators and 8 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Johal (Phillaur) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Goraya, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lalian, Dholeta, Rajpur and Bir Shersingh.

What is the population of Johal (Phillaur)?

The population of Johal (Phillaur) was 1,187 at the 2011 census, living in 228 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Johal (Phillaur) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Johal (Phillaur) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.