Jiwanpurਜਿਵਨਪੁਰ

Where is Jiwanpur?

Jiwanpur is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Shamashpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033014, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 226 people in Jiwanpur: 123 men and 103 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 190 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 71 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.57 per cent and women at 60.67 per cent. The census recorded 61 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 61 main workers, the largest group, 28, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 15 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jiwanpur's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 15 cultivators and 28 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. 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

Jiwanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 5 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 Rahimabad Kalan, Chakki, Udhowal Kalan and Manewal.

What is the population of Jiwanpur?

The population of Jiwanpur was 226 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Jiwanpur have?

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