Singowalਸਿਂਗੋਵਾਲ

Where is Singowal?

Singowal is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031101, and it covers 251 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,261 people in Singowal: 620 men and 641 women, living in 251 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 251 hectares, the population density works out to about 502 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1034 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 126, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 256 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 93.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 97.06 per cent and women at 90.34 per cent. The census recorded 263 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 261 main workers, the largest group, 134, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 86 cultivators on their own land and 39 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Singowal's land. Of the village's 251 hectares, 206 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (40 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (166 hectares). About 45 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 87 cultivators and 135 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 and an internet common service centre. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Singowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panjdhera Kalan, Bambowal, Panjdhera Rahia and Siparian.

What is the population of Singowal?

The population of Singowal was 1,261 at the 2011 census, living in 251 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Singowal have?

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