Chak Attar Singhwalaਚੱਕ ਅੱਟਰ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Attar Singhwala?

Chak Attar Singhwala is a village of Bathinda tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sangat, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangat community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035819, and it covers 936 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,608 people in Chak Attar Singhwala: 1,369 men and 1,239 women, living in 511 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 936 hectares, the population density works out to about 279 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 269, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,130 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.49 per cent and women at 50.8 per cent. The census recorded 1,207 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 879 main workers, the largest group, 418, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 333 agricultural labourers and 125 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 328 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Attar Singhwala's land. Of the village's 936 hectares, 800 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (800 hectares). About 81 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 441 cultivators and 420 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Chak Attar Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sangat, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bathinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bambiha, Kal Jharani, Raike Kalan and Kotli Sabo.

What is the population of Chak Attar Singhwala?

The population of Chak Attar Singhwala was 2,608 at the 2011 census, living in 511 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Chak Attar Singhwala have?

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