Sukha Singhwalaਸੁੱਖਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sukha Singhwala?

Sukha Singhwala is a village of Maur tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Maur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Maur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035883, and it covers 185 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 861 people in Sukha Singhwala: 441 men and 420 women, living in 150 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 185 hectares, the population density works out to about 467 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 952 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 128, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 485 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.88 per cent and women at 42.22 per cent. The census recorded 471 workers, about 55 per cent of the village. Of the 450 main workers, the largest group, 289, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 133 cultivators on their own land and 22 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sukha Singhwala's land. Of the village's 185 hectares, 163 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (99 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 145 cultivators and 298 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sukha Singhwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Maur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Maur, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ramgarh Ghuman, Kotli Khurd, Kamalu and Kutiwal Khurd.

What is the population of Sukha Singhwala?

The population of Sukha Singhwala was 861 at the 2011 census, living in 150 households in Maur tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Sukha Singhwala have?

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