Kahansinghwalaਕਹਨਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kahansinghwala?

Kahansinghwala 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 6 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 034868, and it covers 811 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 706 people in Kahansinghwala: 362 men and 344 women, living in 140 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 811 hectares, the population density works out to about 87 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 92, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 301 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.05 per cent and women at 62.46 per cent. The census recorded 249 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 177 main workers, the largest group, 85, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 73 agricultural labourers and 19 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 72 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kahansinghwala's land. Of the village's 811 hectares, 752 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (307 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (426 hectares). About 11 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 90 cultivators and 133 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Kahansinghwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baghuwala and Fatehgarh.

What is the population of Kahansinghwala?

The population of Kahansinghwala was 706 at the 2011 census, living in 140 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kahansinghwala have?

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