Jhalleiwalaਝੱਲੇਇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jhalleiwala?

Jhalleiwala is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029412, and it covers 253 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 422 people in Jhalleiwala: 205 men and 217 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 253 hectares, the population density works out to about 167 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1059 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 70 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.58 per cent and women at 73.96 per cent. The census recorded 132 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 77, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 39 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhalleiwala's land. Of the village's 253 hectares, 236 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (236 hectares). About 17 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 77 cultivators and 24 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.

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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhalleiwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dadwindi, Jainpur, Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur and Haibatpur.

What is the population of Jhalleiwala?

The population of Jhalleiwala was 422 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jhalleiwala have?

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