Tara Singhwalaਤਰਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Tara Singhwala?

Tara Singhwala is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034770, and it covers 231 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 783 people in Tara Singhwala: 398 men and 385 women, living in 166 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 231 hectares, the population density works out to about 339 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 967 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 278 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.98 per cent and women at 58.94 per cent. The census recorded 224 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 224 main workers, the largest group, 134, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 83 agricultural labourers and 7 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tara Singhwala's land. Of the village's 231 hectares, 212 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (212 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 134 cultivators and 83 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. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Tara Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Buttar, Dod and Toor.

What is the population of Tara Singhwala?

The population of Tara Singhwala was 783 at the 2011 census, living in 166 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Tara Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tara 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.