Jalowalਜਲੋਵਾਲ

Where is Jalowal?

Jalowal is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029316, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 435 people in Jalowal: 212 men and 223 women, living in 85 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 491 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1052 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 227 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.17 per cent and women at 67.17 per cent. The census recorded 134 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 100 main workers, the largest group, 67, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jalowal's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 32 cultivators and 2 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a dispensary. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Jalowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalasanghian, Madhopur (Kapurthala), Samailpur and Sandhu Chatha.

What is the population of Jalowal?

The population of Jalowal was 435 at the 2011 census, living in 85 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jalowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jalowal has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.