Jita Singhwalaਜਿਟਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Jita Singhwala?

Jita Singhwala is a village of Bagha Purana tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Baghapurana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033950, and it covers 467 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,287 people in Jita Singhwala: 677 men and 610 women, living in 251 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 467 hectares, the population density works out to about 276 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 131, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 363 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.28 per cent and women at 63.5 per cent. The census recorded 415 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 227 main workers, the largest group, 192, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 188 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jita Singhwala's land. Of the village's 467 hectares, 435 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (427 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (8 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 197 cultivators and 178 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jita Singhwala is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Bagha Purana, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sangatpura, Kotla Raika, Ladhaike and Gulabe Singhwala.

What is the population of Jita Singhwala?

The population of Jita Singhwala was 1,287 at the 2011 census, living in 251 households in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Jita Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jita Singhwala has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.