Jaisinghwalaਜੈਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jaisinghwala?

Jaisinghwala is a village in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032596, and it covers 269 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 331 people in Jaisinghwala: 169 men and 162 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 269 hectares, the population density works out to about 123 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 959 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 44 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.02 per cent and women at 71.71 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 48, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 45 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jaisinghwala's land. Of the village's 269 hectares, 258 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (258 hectares). About 11 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 48 cultivators and 20 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jaisinghwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Karimpura, Kheri Bhai Ki, Kandipur and Badwala.

What is the population of Jaisinghwala?

The population of Jaisinghwala was 331 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Jaisinghwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jaisinghwala has a government primary school.