Wara Jawahar Singhwalaਵਾੜਾ ਜਵਹਰ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Wara Jawahar Singhwala?

Wara Jawahar Singhwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 7 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 034463, and it covers 310 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 851 people in Wara Jawahar Singhwala: 445 men and 406 women, living in 169 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 310 hectares, the population density works out to about 275 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 82, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 372 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.64 per cent and women at 63.76 per cent. The census recorded 390 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 262 main workers, the largest group, 98, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 71 other workers in trade, transport and services and 56 agricultural labourers. A further 128 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wara Jawahar Singhwala's land. Of the village's 310 hectares, 287 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (287 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 98 cultivators and 168 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Wara Jawahar Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Sulhani, Naraingarh, Jhanjian and Thethar Kalan.

What is the population of Wara Jawahar Singhwala?

The population of Wara Jawahar Singhwala was 851 at the 2011 census, living in 169 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Wara Jawahar Singhwala have?

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