Jeon Singhwalaਜੇਓਨ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jeon Singhwala?

Jeon Singhwala is a village of Talwandi Sabo tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Talwandi Sabo, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwandi Sabo community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035864, and it covers 1,463 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,689 people in Jeon Singhwala: 1,942 men and 1,747 women, living in 684 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,463 hectares, the population density works out to about 252 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 397, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,596 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.68 per cent and women at 51.36 per cent. The census recorded 1,478 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,194 main workers, the largest group, 497, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 445 agricultural labourers and 219 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 284 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jeon Singhwala's land. Of the village's 1,463 hectares, 1,163 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,130 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (33 hectares). About 170 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 506 cultivators and 564 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 secondary 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 centre, a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Jeon Singhwala is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Talwandi Sabo, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Talwandi Sabo, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahi Nangal, Chathewala, Leleana and Bangi Ruldu.

What is the population of Jeon Singhwala?

The population of Jeon Singhwala was 3,689 at the 2011 census, living in 684 households in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Jeon Singhwala have?

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