Hussainpur Jollaਹੁਸੈਨਪੁਰ ਜੋੱਲਾ

Where is Hussainpur Jolla?

Hussainpur Jolla is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and is served by the Hussainpur---Jolla gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036626, and it covers 175 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 701 people in Hussainpur Jolla: 355 men and 346 women, living in 137 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 175 hectares, the population density works out to about 401 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 975 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 416 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.89 per cent and women at 66.88 per cent. The census recorded 202 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 170 main workers, the largest group, 71, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 71 agricultural labourers and 25 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hussainpur Jolla's land. Of the village's 175 hectares, 162 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (162 hectares). About 13 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 75 cultivators and 86 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hussainpur Jolla is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehandipur, Balaspur, Kakapur and Majal Khurd.

What is the population of Hussainpur Jolla?

The population of Hussainpur Jolla was 701 at the 2011 census, living in 137 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Hussainpur Jolla have?

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