Jawalapur Alias Bahman Majraਜਾਵਾਲਾਪੁਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਬਹਮਨ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Jawalapur Alias Bahman Majra?

Jawalapur Alias Bahman Majra is a village of Patran tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghagga, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and is served by the Bahman Majra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036287, and it covers 254 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,313 people in Jawalapur Alias Bahman Majra: 664 men and 649 women, living in 237 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 254 hectares, the population density works out to about 517 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 977 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 163, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 495 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.11 per cent and women at 62.1 per cent. The census recorded 470 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 234 main workers, the largest group, 140, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 86 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 236 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jawalapur Alias Bahman Majra's land. Of the village's 254 hectares, 223 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (85 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (138 hectares). About 31 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 90 cultivators and 194 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jawalapur Alias Bahman Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghagga, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baras, Dehdana, Dhur and Nanhera.

What is the population of Jawalapur Alias Bahman Majra?

The population of Jawalapur Alias Bahman Majra was 1,313 at the 2011 census, living in 237 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Jawalapur Alias Bahman Majra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jawalapur Alias Bahman Majra has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.