Jhunerਝੁਨੇਰ

Where is Jhuner?

Jhuner is a village of Sardulgarh tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jhunir community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035978, and it covers 1,835 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,159 people in Jhuner: 3,703 men and 3,456 women, living in 1,429 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,835 hectares, the population density works out to about 390 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 809, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,301 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.86 per cent and women at 53.42 per cent. The census recorded 3,172 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 2,396 main workers, the largest group, 1,011, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 719 cultivators on their own land and 568 agricultural labourers. A further 776 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhuner's land. Of the village's 1,835 hectares, 1,629 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,599 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (1,599 hectares). About 186 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 818 cultivators and 995 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, 2 government middle schools, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhuner is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sardulgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Makhewala, Khiali Chahianwali, Fatta Maluka and Kourewala.

What is the population of Jhuner?

The population of Jhuner was 7,159 at the 2011 census, living in 1,429 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Jhuner have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhuner has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.