Jhugian Araianਝੁੱਗੀਆਂ ਅਰਾਈਆਂ

Where is Jhugian Araian?

Jhugian Araian is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Sujo Kalia gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029379, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 16 people in Jhugian Araian: 7 men and 9 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 12 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1286 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 11 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 71.43 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 75 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 8, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhugian Araian's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 103 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (103 hectares). About 31 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 4 cultivators and 0 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. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhugian Araian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mand Goindwal, Jhugian Dogran, Amritpur and Patti Safdarpur.

What is the population of Jhugian Araian?

The population of Jhugian Araian was 16 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jhugian Araian have?

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