Burj Jawahar Singhwalaਬੁਰਜ ਜਵਹਰ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Burj Jawahar Singhwala?

Burj Jawahar Singhwala is a village of Jaito tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jaito, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Kapura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035594, and it covers 360 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,628 people in Burj Jawahar Singhwala: 861 men and 767 women, living in 317 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 360 hectares, the population density works out to about 452 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 171, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 783 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.31 per cent and women at 64.19 per cent. The census recorded 495 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 476 main workers, the largest group, 184, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 165 cultivators on their own land and 118 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Jawahar Singhwala's land. Of the village's 360 hectares, 321 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (321 hectares). About 39 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 168 cultivators and 190 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Burj Jawahar Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jaito, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jaito, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bargari, Gondara, Burj Harika and Jhakharwala.

What is the population of Burj Jawahar Singhwala?

The population of Burj Jawahar Singhwala was 1,628 at the 2011 census, living in 317 households in Jaito tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Burj Jawahar Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Burj Jawahar 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.