Khushal Singhwalaਖੁਸ਼ਲ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Khushal Singhwala?

Khushal Singhwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034596, and it covers 112 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,164 people in Khushal Singhwala: 1,119 men and 1,045 women, living in 380 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 112 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,938 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 302, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 994 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.46 per cent and women at 57.55 per cent. The census recorded 719 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 658 main workers, the largest group, 347, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 189 agricultural labourers and 118 cultivators on their own land. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khushal Singhwala's land. Of the village's 112 hectares, 94 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (52 hectares). About 17 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 118 cultivators and 196 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a dispensary. The village had its own post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khushal Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Theth, Khane Ke Ahal, Ramewala and Gillanwala.

What is the population of Khushal Singhwala?

The population of Khushal Singhwala was 2,164 at the 2011 census, living in 380 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Khushal Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khushal Singhwala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.