Qila Tek Singhਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਤੇਕ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Qila Tek Singh?

Qila Tek Singh is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 3 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 028740, and it covers 130 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,000 people in Qila Tek Singh: 524 men and 476 women, living in 198 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 130 hectares, the population density works out to about 769 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 138, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 60 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.48 per cent and women at 72.12 per cent. The census recorded 315 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 291 main workers, the largest group, 173, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 71 agricultural labourers and 29 cultivators on their own land. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qila Tek Singh's land. Of the village's 130 hectares, 99 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (99 hectares). About 31 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 30 cultivators and 74 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Qila Tek Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shampur, Kandial, Ahmadabad and Sodhpur.

What is the population of Qila Tek Singh?

The population of Qila Tek Singh was 1,000 at the 2011 census, living in 198 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Qila Tek Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Qila Tek Singh has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.