Kore Singhwalaਕੋਰੇ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kore Singhwala?

Kore 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 034789, and it covers 1,032 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,401 people in Kore Singhwala: 1,238 men and 1,163 women, living in 424 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 1,032 hectares, the population density works out to about 233 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 323, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,221 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.21 per cent and women at 55.01 per cent. The census recorded 821 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 635 main workers, the largest group, 281, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 241 cultivators on their own land and 112 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 186 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kore Singhwala's land. Of the village's 1,032 hectares, 913 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (913 hectares). About 119 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 251 cultivators and 441 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kore 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 village has its own railway station. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Jamiat Singhwala, Chak Somianwala and Chak Mabain Hardo Dhandi.

What is the population of Kore Singhwala?

The population of Kore Singhwala was 2,401 at the 2011 census, living in 424 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kore Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kore Singhwala has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.