Amla Singhwalaਅਮਲਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Amla Singhwala?

Amla Singhwala is a village in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Barnala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mehal Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039996, and it covers 652 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,104 people in Amla Singhwala: 1,092 men and 1,012 women, living in 394 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 652 hectares, the population density works out to about 323 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 228, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,106 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.57 per cent and women at 60.11 per cent. The census recorded 656 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 644 main workers, the largest group, 278, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 257 cultivators on their own land and 107 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Amla Singhwala's land. Of the village's 652 hectares, 582 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (40 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (542 hectares). About 70 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 257 cultivators and 112 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, 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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

Amla Singhwala is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Barnala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Barnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Karamgarh, Bhadalwad, Nangal and Thikriwala.

What is the population of Amla Singhwala?

The population of Amla Singhwala was 2,104 at the 2011 census, living in 394 households in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Amla Singhwala have?

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