Jassowal (Samrala)ਜੱਸੋਵਲ ਸਮਰਾਲਾ

Where is Jassowal (Samrala)?

Jassowal (Samrala) is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Jassowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033026, and it covers 182 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,002 people in Jassowal (Samrala): 525 men and 477 women, living in 179 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 182 hectares, the population density works out to about 551 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 125, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 182 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.02 per cent and women at 71.39 per cent. The census recorded 333 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 305 main workers, the largest group, 138, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 110 agricultural labourers and 57 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jassowal (Samrala)'s land. Of the village's 182 hectares, 169 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (169 hectares). About 13 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 138 cultivators and 115 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jassowal (Samrala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jattiwal, Rurewal, Zulfgarh and Jodhwal.

What is the population of Jassowal (Samrala)?

The population of Jassowal (Samrala) was 1,002 at the 2011 census, living in 179 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Jassowal (Samrala) have?

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