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Where is Jhariwala?

Jhariwala is a village of Faridkot tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Faridkot, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Faridkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035541, and it covers 374 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 907 people in Jhariwala: 491 men and 416 women, living in 170 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 374 hectares, the population density works out to about 243 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 847 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 91, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 367 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.9 per cent and women at 60.1 per cent. The census recorded 285 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 265 main workers, the largest group, 111, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 99 agricultural labourers and 42 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhariwala's land. Of the village's 374 hectares, 330 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (330 hectares). About 44 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 118 cultivators and 103 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhariwala is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Faridkot, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Faridkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghoniwala, Khilchi, Dalewala and Nathalwala.

What is the population of Jhariwala?

The population of Jhariwala was 907 at the 2011 census, living in 170 households in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Jhariwala have?

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