Qila Lal Singhਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਲਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Qila Lal Singh?

Qila Lal 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 028761, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,141 people in Qila Lal Singh: 1,151 men and 990 women, living in 382 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,406 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 271, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 862 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.51 per cent and women at 73.89 per cent. The census recorded 574 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 506 main workers, the largest group, 364, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 71 agricultural labourers and 68 cultivators on their own land. A further 68 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qila Lal Singh's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (46 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 16 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 75 cultivators and 87 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Qila Lal Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. 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 Bhagowal, Dharamkot Bagga, Nawan Pind Milkhi-wala and Balewal.

What is the population of Qila Lal Singh?

The population of Qila Lal Singh was 2,141 at the 2011 census, living in 382 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Qila Lal Singh have?

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