Lakha Singhwala Uttarਲਖਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Lakha Singhwala Uttar?

Lakha Singhwala Uttar is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Sawai Bhokhari gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034734, and it covers 25 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,129 people in Lakha Singhwala Uttar: 588 men and 541 women, living in 215 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 25 hectares, the population density works out to about 4,500 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 160, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 938 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.85 per cent and women at 53.42 per cent. The census recorded 304 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 291 main workers, the largest group, 110, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 100 agricultural labourers and 80 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakha Singhwala Uttar's land. Of the village's 25 hectares, 18 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (15 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (4 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 112 cultivators and 105 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, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Lakha Singhwala Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 14 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 Chak Sawai Khurd, Mamdot Uttar and Mamdot Hithar.

What is the population of Lakha Singhwala Uttar?

The population of Lakha Singhwala Uttar was 1,129 at the 2011 census, living in 215 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Lakha Singhwala Uttar have?

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