Lakha Singhwalaਲਖਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Lakha Singhwala?

Lakha Singhwala is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032851, and it covers 408 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 801 people in Lakha Singhwala: 417 men and 384 women, living in 164 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 408 hectares, the population density works out to about 196 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 921 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 468 people, about 58 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.82 per cent and women at 58.21 per cent. The census recorded 257 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 253 main workers, the largest group, 119, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 82 other workers in trade, transport and services and 49 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakha Singhwala's land. Of the village's 408 hectares, 388 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (388 hectares). About 20 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 49 cultivators and 120 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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

Lakha Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Amloh, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dharamgarh Urf Tarkhan Majra, Mianpur, Kaulgarh and Machhrai Khurd.

What is the population of Lakha Singhwala?

The population of Lakha Singhwala was 801 at the 2011 census, living in 164 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Lakha Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lakha 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.