Qila Jiwan Singhਕਿਲਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Qila Jiwan Singh?

Qila Jiwan Singh is a village in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jandiala Guru community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037564, and it covers 325 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,210 people in Qila Jiwan Singh: 1,184 men and 1,026 women, living in 444 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 325 hectares, the population density works out to about 680 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 291, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 983 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.66 per cent and women at 70.37 per cent. The census recorded 716 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 661 main workers, the largest group, 387, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 144 agricultural labourers and 110 cultivators on their own land. A further 55 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qila Jiwan Singh's land. Of the village's 325 hectares, 275 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (100 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (175 hectares). About 50 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 115 cultivators and 159 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Qila Jiwan Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rakh Manawala, Mehoka and Jand.

What is the population of Qila Jiwan Singh?

The population of Qila Jiwan Singh was 2,210 at the 2011 census, living in 444 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Qila Jiwan Singh have?

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