Qila Darshan Singhਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Qila Darshan Singh?

Qila Darshan Singh is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028744, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,029 people in Qila Darshan Singh: 535 men and 494 women, living in 203 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 746 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 115, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 187 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.47 per cent and women at 75.23 per cent. The census recorded 388 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 312 main workers, the largest group, 217, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land and 11 household industry workers. A further 76 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qila Darshan Singh's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 128 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (89 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (39 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 79 cultivators and 10 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Qila Darshan Singh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kala Nangal (Batala), Surjit Singhwala, Sodhpur and Bahadarpur.

What is the population of Qila Darshan Singh?

The population of Qila Darshan Singh was 1,029 at the 2011 census, living in 203 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Qila Darshan Singh have?

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