Salana Dulla Singh Walaਸਲਾਣਾ ਦੁੱਲਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਾਲਾ

Where is Salana Dulla Singh Wala?

Salana Dulla Singh Wala is a village in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 5 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 032847, and it covers 477 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,326 people in Salana Dulla Singh Wala: 1,227 men and 1,099 women, living in 420 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 477 hectares, the population density works out to about 488 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 231, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 903 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.91 per cent and women at 73.52 per cent. The census recorded 1,012 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 975 main workers, the largest group, 714, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 182 cultivators on their own land and 64 agricultural labourers. A further 37 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Salana Dulla Singh Wala's land. Of the village's 477 hectares, 440 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (409 hectares). About 37 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 186 cultivators and 69 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Salana Dulla Singh Wala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amloh, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Ramgarh, Raipur Raian, Rattan Palon and Kaulgarh.

What is the population of Salana Dulla Singh Wala?

The population of Salana Dulla Singh Wala was 2,326 at the 2011 census, living in 420 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Salana Dulla Singh Wala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Salana Dulla Singh Wala has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.