Mehar Singhwalaਮੇਹਰ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mehar Singhwala?

Mehar Singhwala is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034389, and it covers 572 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,715 people in Mehar Singhwala: 880 men and 835 women, living in 337 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 572 hectares, the population density works out to about 300 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 220, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 733 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.2 per cent and women at 56.77 per cent. The census recorded 697 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 534 main workers, the largest group, 219, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 163 cultivators on their own land and 149 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 163 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehar Singhwala's land. Of the village's 572 hectares, 524 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (465 hectares). About 43 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 173 cultivators and 367 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 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 a sub 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehar Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Zira, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pheroke, Markhai, Botianwala and Kasoana.

What is the population of Mehar Singhwala?

The population of Mehar Singhwala was 1,715 at the 2011 census, living in 337 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mehar Singhwala have?

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