Jawalapurਜਾਵਾਲਾਪੁਰ

Where is Jawalapur?

Jawalapur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 11 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 029265, and it covers 160 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 309 people in Jawalapur: 168 men and 141 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 160 hectares, the population density works out to about 193 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 839 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 158 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.12 per cent and women at 73.23 per cent. The census recorded 121 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 121 main workers, the largest group, 84, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jawalapur's land. Of the village's 160 hectares, 160 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (160 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 12 cultivators and 84 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jawalapur 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 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kasso Chahal, Waryah Dona, Nathu Chahal and Gosal.

What is the population of Jawalapur?

The population of Jawalapur was 309 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jawalapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jawalapur has government schools from primary to middle school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.