Chak Jamiat Singhwalaਚੱਕ ਜਮੀਅਤ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Jamiat Singhwala?

Chak Jamiat Singhwala is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034788, and it covers 538 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,635 people in Chak Jamiat Singhwala: 843 men and 792 women, living in 307 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 538 hectares, the population density works out to about 304 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 940 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 214, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 925 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.77 per cent and women at 48.98 per cent. The census recorded 635 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 383 main workers, the largest group, 209, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 141 cultivators on their own land and 17 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 252 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Jamiat Singhwala's land. Of the village's 538 hectares, 484 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (484 hectares). About 54 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 150 cultivators and 410 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Jamiat Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kore Singhwala and Chak Somianwala.

What is the population of Chak Jamiat Singhwala?

The population of Chak Jamiat Singhwala was 1,635 at the 2011 census, living in 307 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Jamiat Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Jamiat 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.