Gulabe Singhwalaਗੁਲਬੇ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Gulabe Singhwala?

Gulabe Singhwala is a village of Bagha Purana tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Baghapurana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033952, and it covers 407 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,457 people in Gulabe Singhwala: 780 men and 677 women, living in 272 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 407 hectares, the population density works out to about 358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 868 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 137, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 590 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.31 per cent and women at 64.27 per cent. The census recorded 404 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 395 main workers, the largest group, 222, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 143 cultivators on their own land and 25 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gulabe Singhwala's land. Of the village's 407 hectares, 368 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (365 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 39 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 143 cultivators and 224 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gulabe Singhwala is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bagha Purana, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla Raika, Tharaj, Jita Singhwala and Dhilwan.

What is the population of Gulabe Singhwala?

The population of Gulabe Singhwala was 1,457 at the 2011 census, living in 272 households in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Gulabe Singhwala have?

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