Jit Singhwalaਜਿਟ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jit Singhwala?

Jit Singhwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mudki, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and is served by the Jit Singh Wala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034453, and it covers 303 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 215 people in Jit Singhwala: 114 men and 101 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 303 hectares, the population density works out to about 71 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 25 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.35 per cent and women at 67.05 per cent. The census recorded 76 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 67 main workers, the largest group, 59, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jit Singhwala's land. Of the village's 303 hectares, 278 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (264 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (14 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 59 cultivators and 11 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jit Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mudki, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Mirze Ke, Loham, Kailash and Pattli.

What is the population of Jit Singhwala?

The population of Jit Singhwala was 215 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jit Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jit Singhwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and a sub post office.