Chak Ruldu Singhwalaਚੱਕ ਰੁਲਦੂ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Ruldu Singhwala?

Chak Ruldu 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 035830, and it covers 1,145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,346 people in Chak Ruldu Singhwala: 1,753 men and 1,593 women, living in 692 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 1,145 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 425, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,177 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.02 per cent and women at 47.76 per cent. The census recorded 1,746 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 1,091 main workers, the largest group, 572, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 255 cultivators on their own land and 255 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 655 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Ruldu Singhwala's land. Of the village's 1,145 hectares, 1,085 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (650 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (435 hectares). About 60 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 327 cultivators and 1,127 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 senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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, a dispensary 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Ruldu 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 Kishanpura Urf Kutti, Jassi Bagwali, Muhalan and Dhunike.

What is the population of Chak Ruldu Singhwala?

The population of Chak Ruldu Singhwala was 3,346 at the 2011 census, living in 692 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Chak Ruldu Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Ruldu Singhwala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.