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Where is Nau baramad Sher Singhwala?

Nau baramad Sher Singhwala is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the NAU BARAMAD SHER SINGHWALA,Dhani Gurmukh Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034828, and it covers 507 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,728 people in Nau baramad Sher Singhwala: 889 men and 839 women, living in 328 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 507 hectares, the population density works out to about 341 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 254, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,555 people, about 90 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.22 per cent and women at 51.17 per cent. The census recorded 966 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 445 main workers, the largest group, 283, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 137 agricultural labourers and 24 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 521 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nau baramad Sher Singhwala's land. Of the village's 507 hectares, 487 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (487 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 567 cultivators and 360 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nau baramad Sher Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Rana Panjgrain, Sher Singhwala and Isa Panjgrain.

What is the population of Nau baramad Sher Singhwala?

The population of Nau baramad Sher Singhwala was 1,728 at the 2011 census, living in 328 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Nau baramad Sher Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nau baramad Sher Singhwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.