Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarhਵਾੜਾ ਚੈਨ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarh?

Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarh is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034434, and it covers 364 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,190 people in Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarh: 619 men and 571 women, living in 241 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 364 hectares, the population density works out to about 327 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 137, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 771 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.3 per cent and women at 51.29 per cent. The census recorded 739 workers, about 62 per cent of the village. Of the 293 main workers, the largest group, 161, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 103 cultivators on their own land and 28 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 446 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarh's land. Of the village's 364 hectares, 339 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (214 hectares). About 25 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 266 cultivators and 422 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Zira, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Jhatra, Longe Deva, Talwandi Jalle Khan and Pandori Khatrian.

What is the population of Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarh?

The population of Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarh was 1,190 at the 2011 census, living in 241 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarh has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.