Ratta Khera Punjab Singhwalaਰੱਟਾ ਖੇਰਾ ਪੁਂਜਬ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ratta Khera Punjab Singhwala?

Ratta Khera Punjab 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 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034492, and it covers 653 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,150 people in Ratta Khera Punjab Singhwala: 613 men and 537 women, living in 222 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 653 hectares, the population density works out to about 176 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 876 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 176, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 881 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.02 per cent and women at 51.69 per cent. The census recorded 516 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 309 main workers, the largest group, 156, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 86 other workers in trade, transport and services and 48 cultivators on their own land. A further 207 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ratta Khera Punjab Singhwala's land. Of the village's 653 hectares, 564 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (500 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 89 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 52 cultivators and 303 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 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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

Ratta Khera Punjab Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mana Singhwala, Badhni Gulab Singh, Bazewala and Misriwala.

What is the population of Ratta Khera Punjab Singhwala?

The population of Ratta Khera Punjab Singhwala was 1,150 at the 2011 census, living in 222 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Ratta Khera Punjab Singhwala have?

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