Jassowalਜੱਸੋਵਲ

Where is Jassowal?

Jassowal is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 5 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 036529, and it covers 357 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,194 people in Jassowal: 653 men and 541 women, living in 235 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 357 hectares, the population density works out to about 334 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 828 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 124, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 385 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.58 per cent and women at 64.55 per cent. The census recorded 429 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 412 main workers, the largest group, 227, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 143 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jassowal's land. Of the village's 357 hectares, 193 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (33 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (160 hectares). About 164 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 146 cultivators and 27 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jassowal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patiala, about 5 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 Sidhuwal, Hassanpur Prohtan, Inderpura and Falauli.

What is the population of Jassowal?

The population of Jassowal was 1,194 at the 2011 census, living in 235 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Jassowal have?

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