Burj Ladha Singhwalaਬੁਰਜ ਲਧਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Burj Ladha Singhwala?

Burj Ladha Singhwala is a village of Rampura Phul tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhagta Bhai Ka, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhagta Bhaika community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035639, and it covers 608 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,179 people in Burj Ladha Singhwala: 1,140 men and 1,039 women, living in 417 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 608 hectares, the population density works out to about 358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 250, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,396 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.73 per cent and women at 53.99 per cent. The census recorded 893 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 736 main workers, the largest group, 218, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 186 agricultural labourers and 173 household industry workers. A further 157 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Ladha Singhwala's land. Of the village's 608 hectares, 570 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (167 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (403 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 171 cultivators and 231 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Burj Ladha Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhagta Bhai Ka, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rampura Phul, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Siriewala, Kesar Singhwala, Burj Thror and Bhodipura.

What is the population of Burj Ladha Singhwala?

The population of Burj Ladha Singhwala was 2,179 at the 2011 census, living in 417 households in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Burj Ladha Singhwala have?

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