Surjit Singhwalaਸੁਰਜਿਟ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Surjit Singhwala?

Surjit Singhwala 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 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and is served by the Dakhla Surjit Singhwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028745, and it covers 51 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 573 people in Surjit Singhwala: 299 men and 274 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 51 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,124 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 98 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.44 per cent and women at 75.11 per cent. The census recorded 223 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 220 main workers, the largest group, 176, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Surjit Singhwala's land. Of the village's 51 hectares, 32 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (32 hectares). About 19 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 27 cultivators and 16 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Surjit Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 4 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 Qila Darshan Singh, Bahadarpur, Kala Nangal (Batala) and Gillanwali.

What is the population of Surjit Singhwala?

The population of Surjit Singhwala was 573 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Surjit Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Surjit Singhwala has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.