Jhal Thikriwalaਝਲ ਠੀਕਰੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jhal Thikriwala?

Jhal Thikriwala is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029171, and it covers 448 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,138 people in Jhal Thikriwala: 601 men and 537 women, living in 234 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 448 hectares, the population density works out to about 254 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 169, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,016 people, about 89 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.36 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 419 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 373 main workers, the largest group, 265, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 82 cultivators on their own land and 17 household industry workers. A further 46 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhal Thikriwala's land. Of the village's 448 hectares, 324 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (324 hectares). About 8 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 84 cultivators and 10 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 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhal Thikriwala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 5 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 Bhullar, Thikriwala, Hothian and Theh Kanjla.

What is the population of Jhal Thikriwala?

The population of Jhal Thikriwala was 1,138 at the 2011 census, living in 234 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jhal Thikriwala have?

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