Jhamat (Ludhiana West)ਝਮਟ ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਵੇਸਟ

Where is Jhamat (Ludhiana West)?

Jhamat (Ludhiana West) is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-I community development block and is served by the Jhamat gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033606, and it covers 238 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,149 people in Jhamat (Ludhiana West): 583 men and 566 women, living in 213 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 238 hectares, the population density works out to about 483 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 154, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 772 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.29 per cent and women at 76.78 per cent. The census recorded 317 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 294 main workers, the largest group, 231, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhamat (Ludhiana West)'s land. Of the village's 238 hectares, 147 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (147 hectares). About 84 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 62 cultivators and 14 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Jhamat (Ludhiana West) is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ayali Kalan, Ayali Khurd, Karimpur and Baran Hara.

What is the population of Jhamat (Ludhiana West)?

The population of Jhamat (Ludhiana West) was 1,149 at the 2011 census, living in 213 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Jhamat (Ludhiana West) have?

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