Tega Singhwalaਤੇਗਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Tega Singhwala?

Tega 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 Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034576, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 250 people in Tega Singhwala: 138 men and 112 women, living in 34 households, an average of about 7.4 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 236 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 812 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.92 per cent and women at 87.62 per cent. The census recorded 87 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 48, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tega Singhwala's land. Of the village's 106 hectares, 99 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (76 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (23 hectares). About 7 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 49 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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

Tega Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahalam, Jiwan Bhedi, Sidhu and Katora (Firozpur).

What is the population of Tega Singhwala?

The population of Tega Singhwala was 250 at the 2011 census, living in 34 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Tega Singhwala have?

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