Devinagar Hira Singhwalaਦੇਵੀਨਗਰ ਹਿਰਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Devinagar Hira Singhwala?

Devinagar Hira Singhwala is a village in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036730, and it covers 198 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 427 people in Devinagar Hira Singhwala: 222 men and 205 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 198 hectares, the population density works out to about 216 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 74 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.47 per cent and women at 84.38 per cent. The census recorded 126 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 124 main workers, the largest group, 84, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Devinagar Hira Singhwala's land. Of the village's 198 hectares, 183 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (183 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 84 cultivators and 8 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Devinagar Hira Singhwala is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harigarh, Rohar Jagir and Surmastpur Urf Jalalabad.

What is the population of Devinagar Hira Singhwala?

The population of Devinagar Hira Singhwala was 427 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Devinagar Hira Singhwala have?

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