Budh Singhwala (Bagha Purana)ਬੁਧ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ ਬਾਘਾ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ

Where is Budh Singhwala (Bagha Purana)?

Budh Singhwala (Bagha Purana) is a village in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Baghapurana community development block and is served by the Budh Singhwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033940, and it covers 636 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,801 people in Budh Singhwala (Bagha Purana): 1,464 men and 1,337 women, living in 531 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 636 hectares, the population density works out to about 440 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 322, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,380 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.95 per cent and women at 63.56 per cent. The census recorded 1,201 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 926 main workers, the largest group, 469, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 260 cultivators on their own land and 160 agricultural labourers. A further 275 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Budh Singhwala (Bagha Purana)'s land. Of the village's 636 hectares, 554 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (298 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 292 cultivators and 253 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Budh Singhwala (Bagha Purana) is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bagha Purana, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhagha Purana, Nathuke, Kaleke and Ugoke.

What is the population of Budh Singhwala (Bagha Purana)?

The population of Budh Singhwala (Bagha Purana) was 2,801 at the 2011 census, living in 531 households in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Budh Singhwala (Bagha Purana) have?

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