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Where is Japowal?

Japowal is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028245, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 621 people in Japowal: 292 men and 329 women, living in 121 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 493 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1127 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 279 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.79 per cent and women at 80.67 per cent. The census recorded 162 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 162 main workers, the largest group, 84, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 48 other workers in trade, transport and services and 28 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Japowal's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 110 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (110 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 28 cultivators and 84 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Japowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sidhwan Jamita, Gurdas Nangal, Khokhar and Bandianwala.

What is the population of Japowal?

The population of Japowal was 621 at the 2011 census, living in 121 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Japowal have?

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