Jhambali Khasਝਂਬਲੀ ਖਸ

Where is Jhambali Khas?

Jhambali Khas is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhadson, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036455, and it covers 69 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 339 people in Jhambali Khas: 186 men and 153 women, living in 67 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 69 hectares, the population density works out to about 491 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 823 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 120 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.61 per cent and women at 63.89 per cent. The census recorded 158 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 144 main workers, the largest group, 91, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 41 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhambali Khas's land. Of the village's 69 hectares, 49 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (49 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 15 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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhambali Khas is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhadson, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jindalpur, Chhana Nathuwali, Ranno and Tarkheri Kalan.

What is the population of Jhambali Khas?

The population of Jhambali Khas was 339 at the 2011 census, living in 67 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Jhambali Khas have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhambali Khas has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.