Jeowalਜੇਓਵਲ

Where is Jeowal?

Jeowal is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032384, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 289 people in Jeowal: 152 men and 137 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 318 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 83 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.96 per cent and women at 72.22 per cent. The census recorded 91 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 91 main workers, the largest group, 53, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jeowal's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 62 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 32 cultivators and 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 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 16 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 Balachaur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bachhwan, Atari, Hassanpur Khurd and Aima.

What is the population of Jeowal?

The population of Jeowal was 289 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jeowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jeowal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.