Jalla Singhਜੱਲਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Jalla Singh?

Jalla Singh is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030524, and it covers 314 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 914 people in Jalla Singh: 481 men and 433 women, living in 165 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 314 hectares, the population density works out to about 291 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 120, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 653 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.51 per cent and women at 67.8 per cent. The census recorded 295 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 288 main workers, the largest group, 170, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 76 agricultural labourers and 40 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jalla Singh's land. Of the village's 314 hectares, 286 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (286 hectares). About 28 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 40 cultivators and 79 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jalla Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ambgarh, Chak Ram Singhpur, Passan and Kahlwan.

What is the population of Jalla Singh?

The population of Jalla Singh was 914 at the 2011 census, living in 165 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Jalla Singh have?

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