Mand Jodhewalਮਂਡ ਜੋਧੇਵਲ

Where is Mand Jodhewal?

Mand Jodhewal is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Mand Gaunsgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033002, and it covers 282 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 458 people in Mand Jodhewal: 239 men and 219 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 282 hectares, the population density works out to about 162 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 72 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.19 per cent and women at 56.25 per cent. The census recorded 131 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 113 main workers, the largest group, 71, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 12 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mand Jodhewal's land. Of the village's 282 hectares, 239 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (239 hectares). About 40 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 31 cultivators and 84 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mand Jodhewal is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 15 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 Dhulewal, Isapur, Sherian and Daulatpur.

What is the population of Mand Jodhewal?

The population of Mand Jodhewal was 458 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Mand Jodhewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mand Jodhewal has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.