Sur Singhwalaਸੁਰ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sur Singhwala?

Sur Singhwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 13 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 034502, and it covers 384 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,232 people in Sur Singhwala: 623 men and 609 women, living in 248 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 384 hectares, the population density works out to about 321 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 159, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 541 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.03 per cent and women at 61.78 per cent. The census recorded 333 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 222 main workers, the largest group, 107, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 54 agricultural labourers and 50 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 111 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sur Singhwala's land. Of the village's 384 hectares, 324 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (235 hectares). About 60 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 110 cultivators and 132 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sur Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 13 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 Lohgarh, Kulgarhi, Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singh and Faridewala.

What is the population of Sur Singhwala?

The population of Sur Singhwala was 1,232 at the 2011 census, living in 248 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sur Singhwala have?

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