Jatiwalਜਟਿਵਲ

Where is Jatiwal?

Jatiwal is a village of Malerkotla tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039421, and it covers 156 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 639 people in Jatiwal: 343 men and 296 women, living in 121 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 156 hectares, the population density works out to about 410 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 24 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.83 per cent and women at 57.09 per cent. The census recorded 183 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 176 main workers, the largest group, 122, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 43 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jatiwal's land. Of the village's 156 hectares, 144 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (144 hectares). About 11 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 43 cultivators and 11 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 mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Jatiwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhano and Manakheri.

What is the population of Jatiwal?

The population of Jatiwal was 639 at the 2011 census, living in 121 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Jatiwal have?

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