Mewa Singhwalaਮੇਵਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mewa Singhwala?

Mewa Singhwala is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029484, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 710 people in Mewa Singhwala: 349 men and 361 women, living in 133 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 769 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1034 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 85 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.05 per cent and women at 75.51 per cent. The census recorded 243 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 176 main workers, the largest group, 122, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 49 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers. A further 67 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mewa Singhwala's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 79 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 13 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 122 cultivators and 57 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, 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

Mewa Singhwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Wadhel Mauja, Wadhel Harnampur, Derasaidan and Randhirpur.

What is the population of Mewa Singhwala?

The population of Mewa Singhwala was 710 at the 2011 census, living in 133 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mewa Singhwala have?

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