Jeowalਜੇਓਵਲ

Where is Jeowal?

Jeowal is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038513, and it covers 156 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,310 people in Jeowal: 1,194 men and 1,116 women, living in 478 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 156 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,481 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 221, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 626 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.39 per cent and women at 81.53 per cent. The census recorded 886 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 710 main workers, the largest group, 445, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 246 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 176 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jeowal's land. Of the village's 156 hectares, 20 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 19 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (19 hectares). About 36 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 298 cultivators and 20 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 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jeowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalyanpur, Bhatoli, Kiratpur Sahib and Bhagwala.

What is the population of Jeowal?

The population of Jeowal was 2,310 at the 2011 census, living in 478 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Jeowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jeowal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre.