Jeoliਜੇਓਲੀ

Where is Jeoli?

Jeoli is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039294, and it covers 271 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,641 people in Jeoli: 865 men and 776 women, living in 300 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 271 hectares, the population density works out to about 606 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 244, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 941 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.92 per cent and women at 73.03 per cent. The census recorded 641 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 590 main workers, the largest group, 497, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 57 cultivators on their own land and 28 agricultural labourers. A further 51 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jeoli's land. Of the village's 271 hectares, 248 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (248 hectares). About 23 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 59 cultivators and 30 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had 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

Jeoli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhachhrauli, Ambchhapa, Bartana and Jandli.

What is the population of Jeoli?

The population of Jeoli was 1,641 at the 2011 census, living in 300 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jeoli have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jeoli has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.