Jhal Bibriਝਲ ਬਿਬਰੀ

Where is Jhal Bibri?

Jhal Bibri is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 6 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 029281, and it covers 112 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 357 people in Jhal Bibri: 188 men and 169 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 112 hectares, the population density works out to about 318 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 47 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.63 per cent and women at 73.2 per cent. The census recorded 117 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 111 main workers, the largest group, 81, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhal Bibri's land. Of the village's 112 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 81 cultivators and 17 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhal Bibri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Ratta Nauabad, Jalal Bholana, Hussainabad and Rasulpur Chisty.

What is the population of Jhal Bibri?

The population of Jhal Bibri was 357 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jhal Bibri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhal Bibri has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.