Hakumat Singhwalaਹਕੁਮਟ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Hakumat Singhwala?

Hakumat Singhwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and is served by the Hakumatsinghwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034476, and it covers 485 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 924 people in Hakumat Singhwala: 497 men and 427 women, living in 162 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 485 hectares, the population density works out to about 191 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 859 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 102, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 247 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.47 per cent and women at 72.14 per cent. The census recorded 426 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 412 main workers, the largest group, 178, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 131 cultivators on their own land and 103 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hakumat Singhwala's land. Of the village's 485 hectares, 423 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (176 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (247 hectares). About 60 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 136 cultivators and 103 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. It also had 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

Hakumat Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kaliewala, Ghall Khurd, Arazi Katoria and Warabhai.

What is the population of Hakumat Singhwala?

The population of Hakumat Singhwala was 924 at the 2011 census, living in 162 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Hakumat Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hakumat Singhwala has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.