ਜਸਪੁਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਗੇਹਲੀਵਾਲਾਜਸਪੁਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਗੇਹਲੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jaspur Alias Gehliwala?

Jaspur Alias Gehliwala is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and is served by the Jaspur Alias gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034161, and it covers 212 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 295 people in Jaspur Alias Gehliwala: 159 men and 136 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 212 hectares, the population density works out to about 139 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 14 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.59 per cent and women at 72.13 per cent. The census recorded 103 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 88 main workers, the largest group, 63, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jaspur Alias Gehliwala's land. Of the village's 212 hectares, 198 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (171 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 64 cultivators and 23 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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

Jaspur Alias Gehliwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel.

What is the population of Jaspur Alias Gehliwala?

The population of Jaspur Alias Gehliwala was 295 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Jaspur Alias Gehliwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jaspur Alias Gehliwala has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.