Ran Singhwalaਰਨ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ran Singhwala?

Ran Singhwala is a village of Jaito tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jaito, about 8 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 035597, and it covers 940 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,534 people in Ran Singhwala: 1,326 men and 1,208 women, living in 475 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 940 hectares, the population density works out to about 270 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 255, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,150 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.48 per cent and women at 58.55 per cent. The census recorded 916 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 750 main workers, the largest group, 310, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 300 agricultural labourers and 131 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 166 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ran Singhwala's land. Of the village's 940 hectares, 865 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (865 hectares). About 75 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 313 cultivators and 374 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 dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Ran Singhwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jaito, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Jhakharwala, Behbal Khurd, Gondara and Behbal Kalan.

What is the population of Ran Singhwala?

The population of Ran Singhwala was 2,534 at the 2011 census, living in 475 households in Jaito tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Ran Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ran 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.