Dera Baba Jaimal Singhਡੇਰਾ ਬਾਬਾ ਜੈਮਲ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Dera Baba Jaimal Singh?

Dera Baba Jaimal Singh is a village in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037829, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 594 people in Dera Baba Jaimal Singh: 230 men and 364 women, living in 399 households, an average of about 1.5 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1583 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 2 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 65 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.44 per cent and women at 74.44 per cent. The census recorded 58 workers, about 10 per cent of the village. Of the 54 main workers, the largest group, 47, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dera Baba Jaimal Singh's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 11 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (11 hectares). About 155 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 3 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dera Baba Jaimal Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rayya, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Waraich, Balsarai, Jalluwal and Sathiala.

What is the population of Dera Baba Jaimal Singh?

The population of Dera Baba Jaimal Singh was 594 at the 2011 census, living in 399 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dera Baba Jaimal Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dera Baba Jaimal Singh has an anganwadi centre and a post office.