Gurmukh Singhwalaਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Gurmukh Singhwala?

Gurmukh Singhwala is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and is served by the Dhaliwal Bet gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029150, and it covers 151 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 23 people in Gurmukh Singhwala: 12 men and 11 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 151 hectares, the population density works out to about 15 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.67 per cent and women at 90.91 per cent. The census recorded 8 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 7 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurmukh Singhwala's land. Of the village's 151 hectares, 149 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (149 hectares). About 2 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 8 cultivators and 0 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 within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gurmukh Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mand Dhaliwal, Tukra No.3, Mand Rampur and Mand Bhandal Bet.

What is the population of Gurmukh Singhwala?

The population of Gurmukh Singhwala was 23 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Gurmukh Singhwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gurmukh Singhwala has a sub post office.