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Where is Salana Jiwan Singh Wala?

Salana Jiwan Singh Wala is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 4 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 032864, and it covers 851 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,769 people in Salana Jiwan Singh Wala: 2,049 men and 1,720 women, living in 718 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 851 hectares, the population density works out to about 443 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 839 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 371, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,681 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.55 per cent and women at 71.59 per cent. The census recorded 1,554 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 1,206 main workers, the largest group, 724, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 352 cultivators on their own land and 105 agricultural labourers. A further 348 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Salana Jiwan Singh Wala's land. Of the village's 851 hectares, 770 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (22 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (737 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 369 cultivators and 162 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Salana Jiwan 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 Khanna, about 4 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 Majri Raian, Kahanpura, Majra Manna Singh Wala and Shahpur.

What is the population of Salana Jiwan Singh Wala?

The population of Salana Jiwan Singh Wala was 3,769 at the 2011 census, living in 718 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Salana Jiwan Singh Wala have?

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