Sher Singhwalaਸ਼ੇਰ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sher Singhwala?

Sher Singhwala is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and is served by the Mansurpur Deva gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034417, and it covers 129 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 151 people in Sher Singhwala: 79 men and 72 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 129 hectares, the population density works out to about 117 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 60 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 48.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.57 per cent and women at 37.5 per cent. The census recorded 72 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 72 main workers, the largest group, 43, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sher Singhwala's land. Of the village's 129 hectares, 120 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 9 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 29 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

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 Zira, about 4 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 Ratoul Bet, Awan, Mansurpur Deva and Wara Pohwindian.

What is the population of Sher Singhwala?

The population of Sher Singhwala was 151 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sher Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sher Singhwala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.