Romana Albel Singhਰੋਮਾਣਾ ਅਲਬੇਲ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Romana Albel Singh?

Romana Albel Singh is a village of Jaito tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jaito, about 10 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 035602, and it covers 478 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,894 people in Romana Albel Singh: 981 men and 913 women, living in 381 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 478 hectares, the population density works out to about 396 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 931 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 217, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 817 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 61.55 per cent. The census recorded 666 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 538 main workers, the largest group, 256, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 142 cultivators on their own land and 139 agricultural labourers. A further 128 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Romana Albel Singh's land. Of the village's 478 hectares, 426 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (426 hectares). About 50 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 158 cultivators and 212 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, 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 primary health centres, a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Romana Albel Singh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jaito, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Jaito, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarawan, Dhaipai, Gurusar and Matta.

What is the population of Romana Albel Singh?

The population of Romana Albel Singh was 1,894 at the 2011 census, living in 381 households in Jaito tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Romana Albel Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Romana Albel Singh has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.