Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwalਜਾਫ਼ਰ ਨਗਰ ਉਰਫ ਸਡਿਵਲ

Where is Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwal?

Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwal is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036488, and it covers 189 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 487 people in Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwal: 263 men and 224 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 189 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 852 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 78, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 93 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.45 per cent and women at 64.55 per cent. The census recorded 163 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 132 main workers, the largest group, 59, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 49 cultivators on their own land and 24 agricultural labourers. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwal's land. Of the village's 189 hectares, 173 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (50 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 16 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 49 cultivators and 32 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. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwal is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panaudian, Boharpur, Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri and Janherian.

What is the population of Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwal?

The population of Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwal was 487 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwal have?

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